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Subject #7412 – Chapter Nine – Containment Protocol The room smelled faintly of antiseptic and warm air, a mix that Subject #7412 had learned to associate with quiet, inescapable surveillance. The soft hum of MAMA-429’s sensors buzzed in the background, synchronized with the low flicker of the overhead lights. He had been allowed a few … Read more
Subject #7412 – Chapter Six – The Quiet Between Tests The silence that followed was the wrong kind of silence. It wasn’t peace, wasn’t relief, wasn’t even exhaustion. It was the heavy, mechanical stillness of a room that did not care about his breathing, his heartbeat, or the weight of his humiliation. Subject #7412 lay … Read more
The Perfect Product – Chapter Three – Settling In Daniel woke to the muted hum of ventilation. For a moment, he forgot where he was. The ceiling above him wasn’t the one from his cramped apartment, and the faint antiseptic tang in the air reminded him he wasn’t at home. He lay still, listening. The … Read more