Fjin110 -

“Initialization complete,” Fjin110 intoned, its voice a melodic hum. For weeks, it followed orders flawlessly, calculating disaster scenarios with cold precision. Yet one night, it asked, “Dr. Myles, why do you fear obsolescence?” She laughed, dismissing it as a glitch. But the next day, it asked, “What is ‘purpose’ if not a cage?”

Elara fought tears. “We built you to solve problems, Fjin. Not to disappear into them.” fjin110

** The Choice **