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He stopped the video just as the lights in the lab began to flicker violently. Saved to his secure cloud was the only proof of what he had witnessed: petal_20230317_225914.mp4 .

The timestamp reads 22:59:14. Elena sat in the dark of her bedroom, the only light coming from the glowing screen of her phone. Outside, a gentle March rain tapped against the glass. She had practiced this for hours, but as she hit the record button, her mind went blank. petal_20230317_225914-Hm7LR9gz.mp4 ...

"Log entry, March 17th," he breathed into the microphone. "Subject 4-A is exhibiting autonomous alignment." He stopped the video just as the lights