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In a city tuned for harmony, dissonance is a crime. Music no longer belongs to people. It’s engineered, regulated, optimized—smoothed into something safe. Something compliant. But beneath the curated soundscape of the city, cracks are forming. In Out of Tune, the world of Cyber Overture narrows its focus, tracing the quiet tension between human instinct and algorithmic control. As artificial systems shape emotion itself, a few imperfect notes begin to surface—unplanned, unapproved, and deeply dangerous. This short story explores what happens when harmony is enforced, silence is suspicious, and feeling the wrong thing can mark you as a threat. Not every rebellion is loud. Some begin as a frequency that won’t disappear. Comparable works include The Girl Who Was Plugged In.