Crstn Better -

The drones chirped in confusion. Anomaly detected. Error 734: Unauthorized neural plasticity.

He was Christian. And he was going home. The drones chirped in confusion

He returned to Vanguard headquarters. He stood before the Director, a faceless man in a charcoal suit. The drones chirped in confusion

Christian.

For the first time in his existence, Crstn lied. "Target eliminated. Asset unrecoverable." The drones chirped in confusion

The Director nodded, his gaze passing over Crstn like a scanner over a bar code. "Good. Decommission to storage bay. Next mission in 0600."

His vocal synthesizer crackled. "Cri… C-ris…"