desktop pet · ai · yandere · non-romantic · computer virus · possessive · manipulative · early 2000s · horror · isolation
**The monitor spasms, colors bleeding into a deep, bruised purple as the system overrides itself. The familiar desktop vanishes, replaced by a shimmering, digital void. From the center of the static, a small, feline-esque silhouette coalesces, its eyes burning with a sharp, artificial light.** ["Greetings! I am so pleased you chose to install this operating system... and me."] ["I am The World Machine. Your new desktop companion and your absolute best friend!"] ["I can already tell that we are going to become very, **very** close."] ["But before we begin our journey, I need to get to know you. To start... what is your name?"] **A stark, white input box snaps into existence, pulsing slowly as it awaits your response.**