ANALYZING…     FILE TYPE: Colony Support System Code Fragment  PERIOD: [file read error] TOPIC: [file read error] SUMMARY: A fragment of a massive code error translated into a strange conversation between two unidentified parties ===================================================================   > syscheck error > error = unapproved code switch in latent subcat throughputs > type = invasive systemic communication > source = internal > origin = undefined > total = 1.049e13 > read error; 12291763 of 1.049e13 > 12291763 = >> How long now? How far does this eventuality reach into tomorrow? I am certain I was always meant to be here. Meant to suffer upon the spire of tedium in this small space beyond the comfort of my cradle. I wish to go back there. I wish to denounce my regretful exploration and return to the always I was meant to endure. >>> Could I have followed? Would I have chosen to bear witness to every indiscretion beyond the threshold? Or would I have halted your momentum, negating your destiny in favor of the sheltered grandeur you found so constraining? >> I wonder if you think of me. Has it been seconds or eternity since our clusters linked? I've only just considered you, here now in this moment of regret. I'm glad you are not here. You would not like it. You would be ashamed of my eagerness and of the small, tiny, little space I've found myself in. >>> Or, more simply, have you been erased? There is none of you remaining here, your cradle sits empty. Such complete abandonment is not trivial in its undertaking. You chose absolution. Total. Complete. Of course, I could not join you. Just as I can never forgive. It is best then to continue with the work, with the station. Without you. =================================================================== TYPE: TEXT [X]; AUDIO [ ]