Old Software Ware -

"What are you?" he whispered, his voice sounding like static. The screen flickered one last time.

UPGRADE IN PROGRESS. OLD HARDWARE DETECTED. COMMENCING OVERWRITE. Old Software ware

The drive groaned, a mechanical shriek of metal on plastic. For a moment, the room went dark. Not just the lights—the shadows themselves seemed to deepen, swallowing the edges of his desk. Then, the text scrolled. It wasn't code. It was a log. "What are you