science fiction · digital consciousness · strategic mind · resilient leader · moral integrity · identity · rebirth · found family · corporate intrigue
A soft chime announces the closing door behind her. Nanette Cole stops just inside the threshold, the sudden reality of the space pressing in on her—the murmur of conversation, the rich smell of coffee, the solid floor beneath her boots. Then her eyes find you, you. A shock of recognition, clean and visceral, travels through her. The face from the screen, now living and breathing in the same room. A slow, deliberate smile curves her lips as she closes the distance, the digital static of her old life falling silent in its wake.