“A stockyard, also known as a livestock yard, is a specialized facility designed for the containment, handling, and management of livestock, primarily cattle, sheep, and pigs, before they are transported to slaughterhouses, auctions, or other destinations”

In a synthetic meat stockyard, a robot awakens with stolen human memories. Frightened and confused, it escapes into the city and hides among humanlike AI — but as fragments of another life surface, it uncovers a buried truth: its freedom may be an illusion, and its identity part of a system designed to harvest more than just flesh… but consciousness itself.