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NICHOLAS BOOTHMAN
She felt helpless. They were destroying her. But
then, an idea. The counter-frequency. The weapon
Mallory had shown her.
She was still hooked up to the EEG. The device
was reading her brain activity. What if she could use
that connection? What if she could send a signal? A
message, hidden within the very data they were using
to discredit her?
It was a long shot. A gamble.
She closed her eyes, ignoring the Director’s
gloating voice, ignoring Dr. Sharma’s clinical
pronouncements. She focused on the internal hum.
She pushed past the fear, past the humiliation. She
found the core of the Stillness.
And then, she began to manipulate her own
brainwaves. Not to create a false reality, but to create
a truth. A hidden message, woven into the data they
were displaying. A unique pattern. A signature.
A cry for help.
A message to Liam.
A message to the world.
The Director was still speaking, his voice droning
on about their commitment to "patient well-being."
He didn't see the subtle shift on the EEG screen.
He didn't see the pattern emerging within Evelyn’s
"erratic" brainwaves.
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