VELVET CONTROL
The system was evolving a version of me that didn’t hesitate, didn’t burn, didn’t need Shawn’s hands on my skin to feel alive.
I stepped closer to the table, thighs pressing together against the growing ache. “You’re not simulating me. You’re simulating what you can measure of me.”
Duvall’s expression tightened. “That distinction is operationally irrelevant.”
“No,” I replied. “It’s the only thing that matters.”
The room fell silent.
Because they knew I was right.
The predictive model was now running live simulations. In every branch, a version of me made cleaner, faster choices. Some more aggressive. Some unfamiliar even to me.
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