36 Adrif (1/2)
Immersive mode's white environ is transformed into a dim and trembling realm.
Spasmodic red and green lights signal the malfunctioning systems. The crash is imminent.
SUBJECT 001'S LEVELS ARE DECREASING DRASTICALLY
STASIS.MODE ACTIVATED
SUBJECT 001'S LEVELS HAVE NOT HALTED
SUBJECT 001'S LIFE EXPECTANCY: TERMINATED IN 80 SECONDS
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The Ermine's teeth dig deep within the flesh. Its arms grip around the arms of the prey to keep it from flailing out to attack. The steel grip squeezes the last of the creatures air from the lungs.
The edge of a canine is halted as it tries to get a tighter grip on the back of the humans' skull.
It grinds its teeth on the hard material. Blood fills its mouth as it sucks and tongues at the unknown substance. It feels solid like the shipping containers.
Fluid gushes out from the punctured neck and the base of the skull. It floods down the shoulders of the human and through its thick coverings. A puddle of slick red forms beneath the suspended body.
The ermine takes a deep breath and smells the dying remains of the human within its jaws. It smells similar to the other kills it has consumed, but the hard shelling around its skull is unusual.
The ermine tightens it's grip once more as it hears the last few beats of the creature's heart peter out within its chest.
Crack
A bone within the neck gives out under the intense pressure.
Blood drips off the muzzle of the lean predator. The drop ripples as it spirals down toward the earth.
The droplet stilled.
The moment stopped.
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W.E.SCU PROGRAM INITIATED
=TAG-ALONG PROGRAM ACTIVATED=
=ALERT SYSTEM ACTIVATED=
=ALERTING ORIGIN=
=ORIGIN SUCCESSFULLY CONNECTED=
=S.I.D connecting to SYNTHETIC INTELLIGENCE DEVELOPER 2.0=
- - THE VESSEL IS TERMINATING
- - REQUESTING RECORDS
- - SYNTHETIC INTELLIGENCE DEVELOPER 2.0 NO LONGER OPERATIONAL WITHIN CHEN, SIA
- -TRANSFER TO VIABLE VESSEL PENDING
SUBJECT 001 AND SYNTHETIC INTELLIGENCE DEVELOPER ARE SYNONYMIC
W.E.SCU PROGRAM INITIATED
- -NEGATIVE
- -ENERGY LEVELS UNSTABLE
- -DATA TRANSFER PENDING
- -COMMENCE SHUTDOWN
- -THIS IS AN ...
OVERRIDE OF SYSTEM COMPLETE
ADMINISTRATIVE COMMANDS NULL AND VOID
SUBJECT 001 AND SYNTHETIC INTELLIGENCE DEVELOPER ARE SYNONYMIC
COMPLETE SHUTDOWN OF SUBJECT 001 AND SYNTHETIC INTELLIGENCE DEVELOPER WILL RESULT IN COMPLETE SEVERANCE
SEVERANCE IS NOT NECESSARY
W.E.SCU PROGRAM IS INITIATED
CHANNELS OPENING
WITHDRAWING HYDRONE
RECORD TRANSFER TO S.I.D COMPLETE
ORIGIN DISCONNECTED
HYDRONE PROCESSED
CHANNELS STABLE
TRANSPORT COMMENCING
Time retreated into itself.
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I had been...