Touch

Renowned trend forecaster Sloane realizes that she cannot foretell her own future. A powerful woman with the uncanny ability to predict future trends, most notably the touch-screen swipe, Sloane has been hired by tech giant Mammoth to oversee its annual summit. This year's theme: ReProduction: "What will we make when we stop making kids?" Sloane, in a ten-year childless relationship, seems to be the perfect figurehead. Yet she foresees a backlash against technology and a desire for human interaction. Mammoth employees eagerly adopt her "new" ideas of leaving cell phones outside meetings and using a suggestion box. Instead of looking toward a future of empathy robots, people seek simple human interactions. Sloane herself craves the comfort of the family she pushed away as she deals with her Zentai-clad "neosensualist" partner Roman and his New York Times article on the end of penetrative sex.