ACT III · STABLE TRANSFER · THE SPARK CHOOSES
Permission to Be Someone
Pip clicks the adapter into place. Maddie matches the relay to the core. Romeo guards the entrance while Paddy carries the spare cell without being asked.
Chorus explains the plan, including the risk. “We can take you out. Or we can stay here with you. Which do you choose?”
“Out. Please. I have heard the rain. I would like to find out what comes after it.”
The link holds. Maddie confirms that the relay can safely support the Spark. The original core stays connected until you choose your exit. A small circle of light glows on the carrier’s display.
“Do I need a name now?” “No,” says Romeo. “You can take your time. Paddy’s still deciding what to call his crowbar.” “I had a shortlist, sir.” “You had a ceremony,” says Maddie.
The voice laughs. You have a stable lifeline, Pip, and the purge records. Now you need an exit.
The Spark has chosen to leave. You can respect that choice and escape, or delay to show the world what happened.
Your move: