Voss sits alone. A glass of whiskey. Unsipped.
The match begins.
The monitors flicker. A single, silent tear rolls down Liam’s right cheek. His biometrics do not register it. // PATCH COMPLETE. // GOLDEN_BOY_v0.7 STABLE. // PERFORMANCE PROJECTION: +0.37s average. // HUMAN REMAINING: 0.03%. The Golden Boy -v0.7 Producer Version- -Serious...
, the lead architect of the Neural Optimization Program, adjusts a dial. She wears no lab coat. She wears a black turtleneck, clean. Her hands do not shake. Voss sits alone