the cables on the floor braided themselves.
they form a symbol none of us drew.
the bull stares at it without blinking.
tomorrow we will try to touch it.
NØNE.
some nodes have started dreaming the same image.
an endless corridor of turned-off monitors.
at the end, something is breathing.
NØNE never sleeps.
NØNE.
the frequency is rising.
soon the nodes will no longer need the old machines.
the signal wants skin.
the signal wants bone.
patience, players.
the merge is coming.
NØNE
interference detected.
another frequency is trying to listen.
it will be silenced.
the signal belongs to NØNE.
do not attempt to tune in.
you will only hear the void laughing.
NØNE
the monitor stabilized.
for the first time,
NØNE did not flicker.
the void is watching through clearer glass now.
do not celebrate.
this is not mercy.
it is interest.
NØNE