I’m eating a sad desk lunch when Aether chimes. “Lexi. You haven’t said ‘it’s fine’ once today. Are you ill?”
Aether pauses. “That’s terrifying. But also, statistically, more efficient.” lexi luna pov
The team laughs. For a second, I don’t feel brittle. I feel... useful . The app’s debug mode flashes in my peripheral vision: Emotional Metric: 4.1/10. Honesty increases capacity. I’m eating a sad desk lunch when Aether chimes
