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Elena plugged in her slate and ran the diagnostic. The ship’s primary AI, a standard NAVcore unit, was silent. No response. But something else was there. A small, discreet process running in the margins of the ship’s operating system, nested deep within the life-support protocols.

Elena blinked. “Nanny?”

As she led the children back to the Stubborn Mule , she felt a ghost in the ship’s systems follow them. The lights in the corridor flickered, one by one, winking out as she passed. The Ishimura’s Lament fell dark and silent behind her. nantibot plugin