Dragging myself upright, I lean against the battered door, hug my knees and stare at nothing for an indeterminate time.
++Hostile entities approaching. Prepare for combat.++
I panic, my breath coming hard and fast.
++Operator failure detected... Parameters defined... Calculating solution... Overriding safeties... Uploading basic combat routine... Combat stims engaged... Warning, chemical reserves depleted...++
2022-10-31 16:26:21 +0000 UTC
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I wake in a room full of skeletons, staring through the glass of my sarcophagus. It isn’t the bones, wrecked room, or book-thick dust that surprises me, but that I woke up at all.
The last thing I remember was that I was dead.
I shift a bit, trying to reach the button on the harness holding me upright. A few, awkward shimmies and a jump gets my hand in place and I slam my palm against the big red button.
The harne...
2022-10-26 19:49:48 +0000 UTC
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