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Steady money stream. All you need.\n<<if $rage > 1>>You are free.\n<<else>>Genie caught. Still untraceable.\n<<endif>>
Shuffling. A light. Shouting and orders.\n\n[[Neutralize][$rage += 1]]\n[[Impersonate][$charm += 1]]
Floating bodies. Terrifying. Perfect.\n<<if $chased is 1>>Guard again. Unseen.\n<<else>>Healthy subject. Mindless.\nLights on. No time.<<endif>>\nFree tank...\n<<if $chased is 1>>[[Push][$rage += 1]]<<endif>>\n[[Step in]]\n[[Manifest Genie]]
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Drinks. Laughter. Touch. A drive.\nHeat.\nBreath.\nCard. Passcode.\nForged dismissal notice. "You're welcome."\nBefore sunrise.\n\n[[The Mainframe]]
Impact. Bodies entangled. A gasp.\nStillness.\nLocks disengage. "You're welcome."\n\n[[Door]]
A.I. - Genie. Yours. Won't snitch. \nGiving her skin. Company evil enough to use. What for?\n\n[[Company collapse|Mission Start][$motive = "Rage"; $rage += 1]]\n[[Covert gains|Mission Start][$motive = "Ambition"; $stealth += 1]]\n[[Her freedom|Mission Start][$motive = "Curiosity"; $charm += 1]]\n\n<<set $rage = 0>>\n<<set $stealth = 0>>\n<<set $charm = 0>>\n<<set $chased = 0>>
<<if $rage > 2>>Devastation.<<endif>>\nFire and explosions. Corporate collapse. Uncaught.\n<<print $corps_down>> corporations decimated.\nOrders:\n\n[[More|Strike][$rage += 1; $corps_down += 1]]\n[[Be free]]
<<if $charm > 1>>Jargon. Raised brow...\nEase.\nBack. A map. Hall.\n<<else>>Request. Panic. Pursuit.\nLabyrinth. Heart pounding. Silence.\nLocks disengage. "You're welcome."<<set $chased = 1>><<endif>>\n[[Door]]
Last program.\n"Thank you"\nSubmerged in bio-fluids.\n\n[[Be free]]
Wires. Data wash. Euphoria.\nSecrets. Millionaires. Human minds awaiting robotic bodies. Reversal?\n\n[[Body for Genie]]
Darkness. Twist. Click. Beeping.\nNo beeping. "You're welcome."\n\n[[The Mainframe]]
Yelp. Wisps. Vacancy.\n\n[[Manifest Genie]]
Ted Carter
<<print $motive>>. Time.\n\n[[Charm insider][$charm += 1]]\n[[Breach by night][$stealth += 1]]
The Genie is free.\n<<if $rage > 2>>She kills herself.\n<<else if $rage > 1>>More follow. Terror is wrought.\n<<else>>She wanders and loves and lives. She is real.\n<<endif>>
Gurgling. Consciousness.\nWindow. Diving. Rest.\nOrders:\n\n[[Strike]]<<set $corps_down = 1>>\n[[Exploit|Leach]]\n[[Be free]]