0. Fluttering hairs

— So, you flunked the entrance exam, right?

She was mad as I expected. I recognized this particular expression on her face. She really didn't wanted to—

— Now, get inside.

— Listen Kosoi, we could—

— No! —Would she really?— We had an accord.

Inside her bedroom all the machines were working already. Maybe she didn't expected anything from me...

— You, are the 11th one. You've been the first one to be stable and boot. But you failed. I don't need you anymore. You are not like him... 
The whole homelab was almost bursting and few cables were popping slightly from the pressure. A monitor connected to and old laptop displayed few commands on the terminal emulator and a CLI with meters and a resource manager; maybe btop. It was a wired chaos which flowed from a bunch of CPUs and extended to multiple devices orquestated around the cramped room.

— Kosoi, give me an oppo—

—Don't you dare speak to me like you are him! He was the only one I would allow to call my name.

— Sorry, I'm

— You are done

Suddenly a notification rang from the old laptop. The lab's speakers, routers and microwaves started whirring. Then she connected a modified pointer to her phone's jack port and attached it to her finger.

— Master, the spell is ready. —Its robotic voice announced my end. I wonder how looks my face right now.

— Thanks, Madev —She said sweetly. Soon the LED tire on the wall glowed and all the sounds unified on a single reverberating frequency. Thanks to the fans her light salmon fluttering hairs allowed me to at least enjoy her fragrance.

— Warning!, overhe— Before Madev could end its announcement, the last thing I saw were red LEDs blinking on the arduino attached to the bookshelf.

Everything went white. I died

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