Hsp06f1s4

Liora.

Elara smiled, half-asleep. "You know it too." hsp06f1s4

She sat up. Rows upon rows of identical pods stretched into the vaulted darkness of the Cryo-Vault. Each held a body. Each body had a designation. Her designation was HSP06F1S4. The "HSP" meant High-Stakes Protocol. The "06" was her cohort. "F1" meant female, first iteration. "S4" meant… she paused, internal archives flickering. Sentinel-4 . A guardian. A weapon. A thing. Liora. Elara smiled

Six lowered her hand.

She had 118 seconds left. She used them to tuck the rabbit back under Elara's arm, to smooth the blanket, to whisper the last verse of the lullaby into the dark. first iteration. "S4" meant… she paused