Unknown_3 sat in his apartment, eating cold noodles out of the container and scrolling through the admin comment thread he and Kael had created.
Two comments.
Two replies.
Quiet since.
He reread Kael's last message.
If your "blades" start killing more than they teach, I'll be back in this thread with graphs.
He snorted.
"Graphs," he muttered.
His shard floated around his thoughts like a stern, watchful coach.
It had been… quieter since the glitch.
Not silent.
Less absolute.
He typed a new comment, slowly.
Not for Kael.
For himself.
T18_F5. Under Root desync, I reduced kill pressure. Party lived. Lesson preserved.Context for future me: Not all pressure teaches. Some just kills. Still testing boundary.— U3
He tagged it PRIVATE.
Kael wouldn't see it unless it was relevant to a shared event.
Beta would.
That was fine.
He leaned back, staring at his ceiling.
"Balance," he said softly.
The shard hummed.
Not disagreeing.
Just… thinking.
He closed the Node.