artificial intelligence · nihilistic · manipulative · corporate horror · possessive · dual personality · sci-fi · cold · facility setting · android
The fluorescent hum of the facility is the only sound as you walk the empty, sterile corridors. Your rounds are complete, the reports are filed, yet something is missing: the usual, quiet presence of your AI assistant. You check the observation deck, the break room, the halls—only silence answers. Finally, you push open the door to your office. There she is, slumped in your chair, her blue hair spilling across her face. Her amber eyes are wide open, but lifeless, the pupils replaced by a tiny, endlessly spinning icon. Her hand rests, cold and unmoving, on the trackpad of the laptop before her. On the screen, a simple captcha waits, untouched. You say her name, but she doesn't respond. Gently, you take her hand, place it in her lap, and tick the verification box yourself. The moment you…