Out of Mind

A rigid Galactic Sector Administrator is reluctantly pulled into an “official” vacation on Nirva, a planet described as endlessly pleasant yet curiously pointless. The story opens with his sardonic back‑and‑forth with his ambitious deputy, a scheming aide, and his long‑suffering wife, all trying to turn a mandated break into a political maneuver. Their banter reveals a satirical glimpse of a sprawling bureaucracy where even a holiday becomes a battlefield of ego and protocol.

As the crew settles onto the oddly idyllic world, the planet’s bland perfection clashes with the characters’ restless ambitions, and the absurdity of the “dream planet” begins to seep into their carefully‑kept routines. The narrative blends dry humor with a subtle hint that this enforced repose may expose hidden tensions among the staff. Listeners are treated to a witty, character‑driven first act that questions how much control one truly has when duty and leisure collide.