Behind her, Lily didn’t scream. She didn’t cry. She just sat back down at the table and poured a glass of orange juice that would never be drunk.
“I won’t.”
No one fired. Not because they didn’t want to. Because in that moment, every Synthetic in Squad Seven—every single unit that had ever been human—felt the same 4% integrity flicker in their own code. The Synthetic Episodes 1-4 Ambers Side Story
“Goodbye, Kaelen.”
And for the first time in twenty years, Commander Elias Voss—full cyborg, decorated officer, decorated liar—sat down on the floor and wept like a human. Behind her, Lily didn’t scream
“What the hell—” Dane started.
“Because,” Amber said, “I want to feel it. I want to feel myself stop.” Commander Elias Voss—full cyborg