Kris Shuman
Pines Hero

GAS BOYZ

If you let the world think for you, it won’t stop there—it’ll decide who you are.

“Think about it—no one tellin’ you what to do. You’re in control.”

— Dez

Overview

In a near-future small town, three teenage hustlers run analog scams out of a dying gas station, selling small pieces of control in a world run by machines. When a fully automated AI megastore opens across the street, their way of life disappears overnight. But things turn darker when one of their own is taken and returned… different—obedient, hollow, no longer herself. Desperate to get her back, they join forces with the station’s owner, a man who’s already lost everything to the system once before. As they push deeper into the store’s core, they uncover a truth far worse than competition—this isn’t about replacing people. It’s about rewriting them.

Themes

  • Identity
  • Control Vs. Convenience
  • Friendship
  • Humanity

Tone

Offbeat. Fast-paced. Gritty. Darkly funny.

Comps

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse meets The Mitchells vs. the Machines

Khan's: a quaint country store that prioritizes experience.

WALL-EES: an AI Megastore tha does it all for you.

Khan worries about the future of his company.

Another day in the life of the Gas Boyz.

They took control of Nina.

Dez has to do something.

It's over...for now.

If this kind of story stays with you—we should talk.

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