The system said: false positive .
The door hissed open. A junior analyst placed a steel cup of over-steeped tea on the table. No name. No nod. No eye contact. The ritual was intact. idm karan
Karan said nothing.
“Not my fight” was the first lie they taught you. The system said: false positive
Karan set the cup down. Stood. Adjusted his cuff. Walked out of the Quiet Room without looking back. dormant. Not switched off
His phone lay face-down, dormant. Not switched off, but sleeping. Like him.