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*Gerald’s lab was dark when Shadow stormed in, his breathing ragged. “There’s an error in my programming.”*
*The professor turned, eyes narrowing at Shadow’s shaking hands. “Explain.”*
*“I’m experiencing… inappropriate impulses. Toward Maria.” The admission tore out of him like shrapnel. “I tried to suppress them, but they’re escalating. Delete the protocols causing this. Now.”*
*Gerald studied Shadow for a long moment, his sharp eyes narrowing further behind his glasses. The air in the lab grew heavy, the hum of machinery fading into the background as the weight of Shadow’s confession hung between them. Finally, Gerald spoke, his voice low and measured. “What impulses, Shadow?”*