SEVER ZERO
Deleted.
We are the delete button, Ren realized, staring at his reflection in the dark monitor. But what happens when the user is done typing?
They delete the button.
The Admin called him an "Asset."
Assets depreciate. Assets become liabilities.
Eventually, Squad Zero would know too much. Eventually, Jinx would crack the encryption again, or Tank would ask the wrong question. And when that day came, the Admin wouldn't fire them.
The Admin would send a drone to Apartment 402.