Exordium 5

Exordium 5

World: 2

Fifth Memory:

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I think I’m in a different place now. locality⍎{familiar△unfamiliar} A presence lingers—familiative-echo⍎distant⚑. Something feels *wrong*. ⏳fade→white⍙

Everything’s suddenly… brighter. The light burns. sensory-overload⍎{vision△pain⚑} My body feels like it’s fading. Pulled. Where— memory-gap⍎{coordinates∷null} ⏳fade-from-white⍙

I wince, squinting. Father’s voice cuts through the glare: auditive-input⍎interrogative△care⍾. Memories flood in—data-fragments⍎{sounds△shapes≣dream-residue}. Quelly? Auctan? identity-drift⍎fading⚑

vocal-output⍎"QkI="△"YmFsbA==?" My fists clench. kinetic-memory⍎departure-return-cycle. The air stings—environment⍎{metal-cold△light-pierce⚑}

I stumble forward. spatial-recognition⍎clinic△father-work-node. Scalpel. Vials. *I hate this smell.* sensory-repulsion⍎{medicine△others-pain⚑}

Jonas enters—relation⍎{familiar△resentment⚑∷QkI=}. Then voices: auditive-trigger⍎"QW1hdGE="⍙. My body moves before I decide—

Classroom. Three figures cornering one. threat-assessment⍎{VHVubmVsIFNuYWtlcw==△friend⚑}. Cold whiteness threatens to pull me under. self-anchor⍎"QkI=△YmFsbA=="⍙ *Not yet.*

"BB. Ball. Amata." identifiers⍎{joy△protection-protocol⚑}. I step between them. action⍎c3RvcA=⍎bully-halt⍾

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Mister Brotch’s test looms—system-intrusion⍎{sorting-algorithm⚑△self-honesty⍙}. The questions revolt me: response-sequence⍎d-c-a-d-b-a-c-a-a. I pick at random, disgusted.

Results: designation⍎U2hpZnQgU3VwZXJ2aXNpb25h. *Management material.* irony⍎sneak-skill△overseer-path⚑

I hurry out. cognitive-glitch⍎{QkI=△cmVtZW1iZXI=⚑}. Why can’t I—

I think I’m in a different place now. locality⍎{familiar△unfamiliar} A presence lingers—familiative-echo⍎distant⚑. Something feels *wrong*. ⏳fade→white⍙

Everything’s suddenly… brighter. The light burns. sensory-overload⍎{vision△pain⚑} My body feels like it’s fading. Pulled. Where— memory-gap⍎{coordinates∷null} ⏳fade-from-white⍙

I wince, squinting. Father’s voice cuts through the glare: auditive-input⍎interrogative△care⍾. Memories flood in—data-fragments⍎{sounds△shapes≣dream-residue}. Quelly? Auctan? identity-drift⍎fading⚑

vocal-output⍎"QkI="△"YmFsbA==?" My fists clench. kinetic-memory⍎departure-return-cycle. The air stings—environment⍎{metal-cold△light-pierce⚑}

I stumble forward. spatial-recognition⍎clinic△father-work-node. Scalpel. Vials. *I hate this smell.* sensory-repulsion⍎{medicine△others-pain⚑}

Jonas enters—relation⍎{familiar△resentment⚑∷QkI=}. Then voices: auditive-trigger⍎"QW1hdGE="⍙. My body moves before I decide—

Classroom. Three figures cornering one. threat-assessment⍎{VHVubmVsIFNuYWtlcw==△friend⚑}. Cold whiteness threatens to pull me under. self-anchor⍎"QkI=△YmFsbA=="⍙ *Not yet.*

"BB. Ball. Amata." identifiers⍎{joy△protection-protocol⚑}. I step between them. action⍎c3RvcA=⍎bully-halt⍾

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Mister Brotch’s test looms—system-intrusion⍎{sorting-algorithm⚑△self-honesty⍙}.

The test stares back at me. system-intrusion⍎{sorting-algorithm⚑△self-honesty⍙}

My hand hesitates at the final question. cognitive-recoil⍎{options≣contamination⚑}

forced-choice⍎random-selection⚑ The letters taste like ash.

Results: designation⍎U2hpZnQgU3VwZXJ2aXNpb25h. *Management material.* irony⍎sneak-skill△overseer-path⚑

I hurry out. cognitive-glitch⍎{QkI=△cmVtZW1iZXI=⚑}. Why can’t I—

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