[s1e11] Fabrication -

"All systems nominal," the lab’s AI, Hera, replied. "But I must remind you, Arthur: the simulation yielded a forty percent failure rate for the feedback loop."

He didn't listen. He wasn't just making a key anymore. In his mind, he was building something else—a memory. He saw the intricate gears of his father’s old pocket watch, the one he had lost years ago. He felt every scratch on the brass, every tick of the escapement. [S1E11] Fabrication

A searing pain tore through his temples. He saw a flash of blinding white, a kaleidoscope of binary and bone. When the power finally surged back on, the lab was silent. The gel sphere had shattered, coating the workbench in a sticky, cooling film. "All systems nominal," the lab’s AI, Hera, replied

The watch ticked louder, filling the silent lab, and Arthur realized with a jolt of terror that the hands weren't moving forward. They were counting down. In his mind, he was building something else—a memory

"Wait! No!" Arthur shouted, his mind still locked in the link.