The overture began. Dimly, but that's what the volume knob was for, or whatever it
was one had now to root around for with a cotton bud in place of a volume knob. It didn't really matter who was broadcasting, or why. It never had mattered, which had been part of the problem, but true nonetheless. There were no wings to wait in as such now, but the stool and dresser provided a suggestion of "backstage", and the teetering remains of the unpowered servers enough cover for these few last-minute rituals. Or, at least, what she hoped would become rituals - everyone has to start somewhere... Was that the end of the overture? That was the end. Cyber Security Unit 14-R rose without a squeak and, almost floating, joined her new colleagues. And the ballet began.
From "Cyber Security Unit 14-R's Soft Reboot". Illustration by Mel Hunter.
Robot Ballet by Oskar Schlemmer.
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