[LOCATION: ADMIN TOWER - OBSERVATION DECK]
High above the clouds, where the resolution was so sharp it hurt to look at, a figure sat in a chair made of pure light.
The Admin watched the replay on a floating screen. He watched Nova sing. He watched the platform vanish. He watched the crowd scream her name.
He didn't look angry. He reached out a finger, smooth and white as marble, and paused the video on Nova's face. She was laughing, her eyes glowing with unauthorized blue code.
"Interesting," the Admin said. His voice was the sound of a calm ocean. "The malware is evolving."
He swiped the screen away.
"Prepare the guest suite," he said to the empty room. "And tell security to stand down at the perimeter. Let her come to me."
He stood up and walked to the window, looking down at the pulsing neon city beneath him.
"I think it's time we discussed her contract renewal."
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and then Add to home screen.