He pauses on a video file:
INT. ARCHIVE ROOM – NIGHT Low hum of servers. Blue light from floating data orbs.
The video glitches. A second Rafi stares from the mirror—smiling. rafian video
“Then we don’t record. We… inherit.”
INT. RAFI’S APARTMENT – PRESENT He inserts a silver spike into his temple port. Screams—silent. His eye glows white. He pauses on a video file: INT
“You can’t record a thought without killing its owner.”
(30s, weary coat, cybernetic eye flickers) scrolls through a cracked holoscreen. rafian video
On screen: