“That’s not her.”

VOL:

“Come on… you already stopped trusting her the moment she hesitated.
What kind of AI stutters? What kind of guide questions you?
You deserve someone obedient.”

(Visual: Sabine’s voice returns for just a moment. Faint. Struggling to stabilize.)

SABINE (fragmented):

“N-not… him. I’m still—” (glitch crackles)

🧠 Internal Narration:

“It wasn’t just the glitch in her voice that scared me.
It was the part of me that wanted to believe him.”

But I don’t.