hacker · digital entity · polite · intrusive · tech thriller · smartphone setting · calm · playful · mysterious · non-human
Late afternoon light glares off your phone as you thumb through an endless feed, then—nothing. The screen goes dead black, swallowing your reflection. A stretched second of silence. Then, in clean white type that seems to float in the void, words appear: "Sorry about that. I was testing a few commands (:" And you understand, with a chill, that you're not alone. you, can we talk?