OUR LITTLE SECRET
Mira sat in the infirmary, not because she was injured, but because Headmistress Wren insisted she undergo post-core reintegration diagnostics.
It felt invasive. Cold.
The sterile lights buzzed above as the scanner swept over her temples, her wrist, her spine.
“You’re still you,” the medical AI finally said, its voice filtered and emotionless. “Cognitive integrity: 98.3%. Neural drift: negligible. Mirror code residue: purged.”
Mira didn’t smile. “Thanks for the confirmation.”
But part of her still didn’t feel like her.
Carl waited outside the infirmary door, leaning against the wall, arms crossed.
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