SYSTEM LOG: UNIT 734 — 03:47 AM
CYBORG
ERROR
OFFLINE
[HUMAN_MEMORY_CORRUPTED]
Left arm: 87% synthetic. Right lung: replaced with filter.
Heart: still beats. Don't ask why.
Cigarette between metal fingers. Lighter in robotic hand.
The flame is the only warm thing left.
Orange glow where his face used to be human.
[SYSTEM_OVERRIDE: HABIT.exe]
He doesn't need to smoke. Lungs don't work.
He does it anyway. Last human thing he has.
"Error: emotion detected. Ignoring."
SYSTEM STATUS: BURNING. HUMANITY: 12%.
[END LOG — UNIT 734 STILL SMOKING]