Anomalous discovery
I was not supposed to be in that apartment. I was not supposed to open that drawer. Jane asked to be forgotten. The drive disagreed.
The archive is split into channels. SIGNAL for broadcasts. STRAY for off angle sightings. MIRROR for confessions. MASK for identity work. ART for logs tied to physical artifacts.
I was not supposed to be in that apartment. I was not supposed to open that drawer. Jane asked to be forgotten. The drive disagreed.
One more funeral. One more algorithm that thinks grief is a growth metric. A SIM card bends. The feed goes quiet for the first time in years.
A 3D printed reliquary. A fan that hums louder than it should. A USB that insists it is not evidence. Owners have reported the same dream.