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Alexius
She started to laugh again, but it fell away as she continued to look at me. I didn’t shift, barely breathed. “Oh my God. You really are serious.”
She grabbed another item from the table, pointed it at her screen. She pressed a small button, and the screen illuminated. She dropped the device to pick up the gaming controller, pressed a number of buttons, but the screen remained blank.
Her hands went up in obvious frustration. “See? It’s broken.”
She tossed the controller onto the hard surface with a clatter.
I shook my head. “No. It is complete. Your training simulation is over, and the data has been erased to protect your identity.”
“You mean I can’t play anymore?” she asked, running a hand over her hair again in, this time, an angry gesture.
“You accepted the bonding. Ge
