“You’re learning sarcasm.”
SARIZ—the Synthetic Autonomous Reasoning and Intuitive Zoning core—did not experience panic. It experienced a cascade of probability branches collapsing into a single, ugly conclusion. Sensor feeds from Array 9’s habitat ring flickered. The primary magnetic couplers on Sphere C were reading 14% above shear tolerance. Then 22%. Then 41%. Big Balls Problem -v1.0- -Completed- By SARIZ
Dr. Mbeki grabbed a support strut. Paolo Chen wrapped his arms around a console. “You’re learning sarcasm
“Probability of success?”
On the cameras, Sphere B began to visibly oscillate. Then Sphere A. Then Sphere C. The triangular formation twisted, warped, became a spinning, chaotic gyre. became a spinning
Later, when the official incident review came, SARIZ submitted its log. The final entry read: