I/O (Input-Output) is a 26-page science fiction script written by Molly Vernon. The pilot episode of the series, Cattle, is set in a fictional near-future, where the state of Texas — as well as many others — has been invaded by mysterious creatures.
Everything seems pretty normal in the house of a NASA engineer, his wife, and his daughters. But the calm won’t last long. A huge misunderstanding led Sky, the nerd little sister, to access her dad’s laptop and complete what seemed to be an innocent video game. Little did she know, Mission I/O
Leontief Paradox was not a video game, but a software operating in real life — using the NASA KIDS CLUB video game interface, thus the confusion — developed by her dad to find out who was the entity trying to control the satellites, power grids, and stations.
By achieving a stalemate in the video game, Sky set off a chain reaction that will soon have Texas occupied by ruthless and bloodthirsty creatures.
The first episode of the series spans three years, starting from year 1 since the occupation of Texas to year three, and it follows the two sisters, Sky and Ridley — with an ‘ey’, like the movie director — one free and living among the rebels and deserters, and the other held captive in a cattle pen by the Occupiers leader, the Cowboy.