A tension-filled silence stretched through the cavern. Ren held her breath, her heart pounding against her ribs as she waited for the oracle to speak. She had asked the ultimate question. She needed the ultimate answer.
An entire minute passed.
Ren was about to sigh in defeat, convinced the interface had ghosted her again, when the text finally appeared.
[System Response: With sex.]
Ren blinked.
'Excuse me?'
Ren's face went blank. Then, it twisted into a scowl of pure indignation.
'You... you absolute troll,' Ren seethed internally. 'Is this your idea of a joke? Are you just a perverted algorithm programmed by a horny teenage boy?'
She let out a loud huff of air, blowing a strand of damp red hair out of her face.
'Forget I asked,' Ren snapped at the blue screen. 'You are useless. Actually useless. I was stupid to think you would give me a real answer, you digital pervert.'
Just then, reality intruded in a very physical way.
