His boss, Mira, noticed. “Morale is up 40% this week,” she said, hovering over his shoulder. “What are you doing?”
The script was supposed to be a joke.
“Just cleaning the pipes,” Leo said, closing the admin panel.
“User Leo has left the channel. Adjusting… adjusting… new equilibrium found. Initiating backup controller. Hello, Priya.”
A beat.
Sam: “Your feelings about the server are important.”

