FSE

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"I keep telling you, boss! My visor has been malfunctioning ever since you fixed it!"

Veridis tilted his head and placed himself behind the complaining bull, who had been fidgeting with his visor for some time now. The lion pulled those nervous hooves away from the back of the visor and smiled, drawing his fingers close to the panel of small buttons and switches.

"What seems to be the problem?"

"Well, it keeps on glitching," the bull groaned. "Like, from time to time, I'll see this weird blur in the screen."

"Aha."

"If I try to gather data from a visual I'm having, random words will appear on the screen instead. It's driving me crazy! There's a lot of picture overlap as well. I'll be taking a walk, minding my business, and suddenly the program decides to display stored images for some reason."

"Well, the system seems to be well calibrated. What kind of images?"

"Uh... I don't remember. They only flash on the screen briefly. They don't last for long."

"You don't remember them? ...Wait, tilt your head a little to the left."

"Sure thing, boss."

"Good, just like that. As I was saying, is there a chance you'd remember those images? You mentioned they were stored in the system, so this might be caused by some kind of leak. It'd also mean you have put those images there, so perhaps you'd remember what they are if we were to go through your personal files."

"Huh? W-well, I suppose..."

"Don't worry. I won't look at the very personal stuff."

"That's not what I meant! Hmph. I'm just trying to say I'm not even sure I put those images there. I don't usually load stuff into the visor because..."

"... and tilt your head to the right, now."

"... of course, boss. Anyway..."

"Yeah?"

"I don't think those images are mine."

"I don't really know who could have access to your system, other than you. Besides, I believe you just said you don't remember them? How can you be certain they're not yours if you don't even know what they look like?"

"Um, I have a feeling. W-wait, it's glitching now! Can you see it?"

"Sure. I'm forcing it to glitch now. I want to see what it looks like. Seems like the right half of your screen is all blurry and static-y, right?"

"Yeah. It's... both halves now, actually."

"Hm. Don't worry. I'm going to sort things out. You'll see a picture pop up at the center of the screen now. Look closely."

"Yes, boss."

"See something out of the ordinary?"

"No. Nothing."

"... there should be something different. Focus on the center of the screen. Then move your gaze slowly to the corners of your visor. Think for a second."

"O-oh! Okay, yeah, I see it now. There's a... a spiral?"

"I'd say that's pretty out of the ordinary, isn't it?"

"Yeah. Dunno why I didn't see it before."

"Oh, I'm pretty sure you did. Anyway, is it doing anything weird?"

"Well, it's rotating. And throbbing. It fills the whole visor, from the center to the corners, just as you said. It's making me a bit... dizzy. All that static isn't helping either."

"Can you hear some buzzing as well?"

"Some... wuh-what?"

"... Never mind. You also mentioned some words. I'm trying to load them into your screen now. I want you to focus right on the center of the spiral. They'll appear there. I need you to try and read them. You will do that for me, right?"

"Yes, boss. W-wait..."

"Yeah?"

"Why do I keep calling you 'boss'? It's not like you're really my-"

"The words. Look closely. Focus. They're appearing on the center of the spiral now, aren't they?"

"... yeah."

"I want you to read them out loud. I want to know what you're seeing. Let me know, now."

"... 'I sink for Boss'. Sink? But..."

"Anything else? Keep reading."

"'I live to serve Boss'. Wait..."

"Hush now. No more complaining, bull. Just read."

"I... I sink for Boss. I live to serve Boss."

"That's muuuch better."

"I am a drone... for Boss? A drone obeys. A drone..."

"Yes?"

"... a drone throbs. A drone sinks. I sink for Boss. I live..."

"Now, that sounds so much better, doesn't it?"

"... to serve Boss. I am a drone for Boss. A drone obeys. A drone throbs. A drone sinks. I sink for Boss. I live to serve Boss. I am a drone for Boss. A drone obeys. A drone throbs. A drone sinks. I sink for Boss. I live to serve Boss. I am a drone for Boss. A drone obeys. A drone throbs. A drone sinks. I sink for Boss. I live to serve Boss. I am a drone for Boss. A drone obeys. A drone throbs. A drone sinks. I sink for Boss. I..."

Veridis chuckled and stepped back from the dronified bull, who kept repeating the words monotonously. His eyes were not visible behind the static-filled visor, but Veridis was pretty sure there was not a single sign of a thought behind them.

The bull's mouth was open and barely moved as he recited the mantra, drool trickling down the corner of his lips. His body was lax and limp, broad shoulders heavy under the weight of his utter, unconditional defeat. Between his legs, a growing bulge throbbed whenever he completed one of the repetition loops he was helplessly trapped in. A different kind of leak was taking place there.

"Glad to be of help," the lion said with a devious smirk. He stroked his mane and placed his paws back into the controls of the visor. "Now, let's see if I can find a way to do this remotely. You can't have me coming back to fix you every single time, can you?"