[ a nod, and the door closes behind you. ... he waits until he's sure you've cleared the hallway, before hauling himself up (noticeably with some effort), and hobbling his way to where he'd put the laptop and the external attached to it. the crackle of energy that runs up and down his nerves sends stars flying into his vision, and he has to grit his teeth to remind himself that he's still there.
he takes the laptop out, and detaches the external. manages to get himself back to the bed and actually sit on it, just in time to hear the dissonant screech that is the drive in his head sparking down his spine. he forces his fingers to comply, though, grabbing hold of the usb of the external tightly, and--
connecting it to his phone port.
the spark of the connection is a light that goes on in his head
even as
the spark in his eyes
dies
initiating manual overwrite. . .
WELCOME TO project gestalt LEO initiation protocol// overwrite initiated // administrator password input: 1a9S38sG929gS0429W029es4LEO > password check O K > PERSONALITY shut-down initiated > commencing systems check . . . > systems check complete
ARE YOU SURE? > yes no
you will never be the same again
WELCOME TO project gestalt LEO rewrite protocol// initiating overwrite. . .
[Action]
he takes the laptop out, and detaches the external. manages to get himself back to the bed and actually sit on it, just in time to hear the dissonant screech that is the drive in his head sparking down his spine. he forces his fingers to comply, though, grabbing hold of the usb of the external tightly, and--
connecting it to his phone port.
the spark of the connection is a light that goes on in his head
even as
the spark in his eyes
dies
initiating manual overwrite. . .
WELCOME TO project gestalt LEO initiation protocol//
overwrite initiated //
administrator password input: 1a9S38sG929gS0429W029es4LEO
> password check O K
> PERSONALITY shut-down initiated
> commencing systems check
. . .
> systems check complete
ARE YOU SURE?
> yes
no
you will never be the same again
WELCOME TO project gestalt LEO rewrite protocol//
initiating overwrite. . .
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but it's okay, right?
because you were bred to die
OVERWRITE complete
WELCOME TO project gestalt LEO// ]