System Requirements, or The Song of Innocence, also known as Experience

The end of the 2000s, Perm. Katya and Larisa, students of the psychology faculty and inseparable friends, meet after the summer holidays. The girls have been friends since childhood, sharing a lot in common, but above all - a love for rock music. Larisa is absorbed in a new idea - playing a hippie. Now she dresses like a hippie, talks like a hippie, and most importantly - acts like a hippie. And Larisa also has a new friend nicknamed Doc, who is much older than her and has served in Afghanistan. As for Katya - she has a new secret. She dreams of things she could not possibly know in detail, she dreams of the Afghan war… Time goes by, and the game ceases to be just a game. The triangle 'Katya - Larisa - Doc' becomes intertwined with connections, many of which have roots in the distant past, and Katya's secret becomes Doc's secret as well…
'System Requirements' is a branching and multi-layered novel, filled with nostalgia for friendship bracelets, bandanas, squats, songs by the guitar, a touching story of growing up, finding oneself, and losing illusions.