Page 162 of Godslayer

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COMBAT SCENARIO EVALUATION: complete.

Joreth: neutralized.

Score: 94.7% efficiency.

RECOMMENDATION: push Stage 6 early.

I don’t agree or disagree.

I don’t think at all.

Just step inside the room.

The lights adjust.

I hear her voice.

I see her stand.

EMPATHY LOOP: quiet.

Bond reinforcement: queued.

Desire simulation: optional.

Partner protocol: active.

I walk past her, data scrolling down my field of vision like a glowing blue waterfall, step into the bathroom, and close the door.

The water is hot.

Too hot.

My skin adjusts before the sensation registers.

DERMAL RESPONSE: thermal adaptation engaged.

Skin integrity: stable.

Subdermal flex lines: reinforced.

Contaminant trace detected: foreign blood.

Location: fingernails, right hand.

Analysis: type mismatch. Non-self.

Biological origin: human.

Subject match: probable – Joreth.

Cleaning protocol: auto-initiate.

Sterile field: achieved.

I scrub without thinking.

Watch the water spiral down the drain.

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