"Wasn't I...cool?" You look towards the camera, then back at your two comrades. Your focus breaks, your resolve to keep fighting losing itself.
<span class="mu-i">Don't you want to fly, fly awa-</span>
<span class="mu-i">SLICE COOK SLICE A PERFECT M-</span>
<span class="mu-i">You were a great officer, join th-</span>
<span class="mu-i">Administrator, pl-</span>
You collapse to your knees. You instantly empty your stomach onto the floor, blood and tar coating it in a thick paste.
<span class="mu-i">For the lord says, to escape the original-</span>
<span class="mu-i">JUDGE THOSE WHO DEEM YOU WORTH-</span>
<span class="mu-i">Fade away, sleep well.</span>
You fall to your side. "Didn't...I do a g-go-good job?" A forced laugh escapes your lips. That voice in your head is trying its best to make you keep going.
[???] This body. All of the punishment we've faced. All of the tasks done. All of the companies we've faced.
[???] It can't end like that. I won't let it. But I can't stay here much longer.
[???] You were not meant to see me like this. You won't remember any of this, your mind is mush.
[???] But, for a time, it was nice reliving our glory days. Perhaps when we can drag ours-
It disappears. You're...what were you just thinking...abo...
"Z-Zeta! Come on, man, I-I saved you! You can't die on me now!" Felix...?
"No! No, I just met you again! Please, listen! Don't go towards the light! Stay!" Phi...?
more metal runs down your left leg. you can barely see anything but pure blue from your right eye. it hurts
>12/17 you have just enough focus to help pry off some of the paradigms, even after your injuries. phi and felix help you as much as they can
you pry off everything but the coat and gun. you've known them the longer, they keep you grounded in the now
god your body feels awful. but it was worth it. for you saved the facility. it was...worth it, wasn't it?
"i did a good job, didn't i?" you flash a smile. for a moment, something appeared in your free hand. a sword handle made out of tar. what is...
"Admin! Listen, listen!"
your eyes are too heavy. you pushed yourself too far. you'll survive this, you always have.
[???] I'm not dying today. I'm not fucking dying. I did too much, I saw too much. Please.
the voice returns, if only for a moment. you won't die but you can. you can rest for a moment. the facility should be proud of you. your eyes close.
[ERROR: CONNECTION WEAK]
[LOOKING FOR SUITABLE TARGET...]
[LOOKING FOR SUITABLE TARGET...]
[NEW PERSPECTIVE FOUND!]
[Administrator --> ???]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FPYFXj9feMQ - YOUR THEME You are <span class="mu-s">S-4M</span>, the Facility Assistant tasked with the operation of Facility Alpha-1. And the Administrator meant to operate your facility is in the medbay right now.
You can only watch on with a mixture of abject despair and barely suppressed rage at what's before you. He looks like a horrifying mess! You're shocked he's still alive!
Where do you even start? Employee E was always better at understanding human anatomy, you're best at anomalies and data management.