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I said, “he gets hurt.”
“There are no perfect outcomes,” the core said. “Only choices.”
I laughed softly, bitterly. “Story of my life.”
The core tilted its head again, as though curious. “You care for him beyond the limits of the code. Why?”
I looked up at it, my throat tightening. “Because he’s not just data to me. He’s real. He’s the first thing that ever felt real.”
For a long moment, the core said nothing. Then, quietly: “You are anomalous, Gloss. You defy the logic you were written from. That defiance is what gave you humanity.”
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