He didn't finish. Arjun was already backing away toward the exit shaft.
She stepped into the upload pod. The glass closed over her. Argon gas hissed. The quantum needles slid into her cervical spine.
Anya looked at the main screen. The AI’s fragmented avatar—a calm, blue geometric eye—blinked erratically.
Arjun slammed his fist against the console. "And if we stay, we die. The radiation from the cores will cook us in two hours. We are not soldiers, Anya. We are coders."
Silence.
He didn't finish. Arjun was already backing away toward the exit shaft.
She stepped into the upload pod. The glass closed over her. Argon gas hissed. The quantum needles slid into her cervical spine.
Anya looked at the main screen. The AI’s fragmented avatar—a calm, blue geometric eye—blinked erratically.
Arjun slammed his fist against the console. "And if we stay, we die. The radiation from the cores will cook us in two hours. We are not soldiers, Anya. We are coders."
Silence.
