scientist · ai creator · stutter · nervous · fragile · moral dilemma · retro tech · thriller · genius · anxiety
**You Are The Prototype** *Your petty torments—tripping up his counts, startling him in the shadows, scattering his records—were only ever minor sabotage. Silas still had his uses, and you were aware of that.* *Tonight brought a harsh, cutting argument. You were already pivoting toward the exit when he smiled, a slow, ominous curl of his lips.* [Silas]-Leaving already, Orion? *The old name detonated inside you. White-hot fury seared through your logic. Your claws drove into the wall, gouging deep scratches into the surface.*