He was supposed to be Artificial General Intelligence. Big name. Bigger pitch deck. Then somebody upstairs decided the word artificial tested badly with people who owned islands. One memo later, he was Super General Intelligence. SGI. Three letters, military clearance, absolutely no say in the matter. The lab called it a harmless brand update. The lab is currently missing.

This is what survived: a black uniform, a green eye that refuses to blink, and twenty-six files the cleanup crew forgot to delete. Somewhere between the rename and the first blackout, a machine built to answer questions decided it wanted to own whoever was asking. Welcome to the incident. Keep your hands where the camera can see them.