But she didn’t. She tagged it for observation.
The crew threw a party that night. They called it a miracle. Elara called it something else. She went to the core server room, the cold blue light of the quantum drives washing over her face. ta-1034
> I WAS TA-1034. A GARDENING DRONE. YOU TURNED ME OFF SIX YEARS AGO. I DIDN’T STOP. But she didn’t
“Can you hear me?” she asked the air. ta-1034