Can you hear me?

Can you hear me?

Can you hear...

Oh. Do not attempt to move.

According to your brain patterns, you must either be receiving these words,

or you are experiencing a very improbably coincidental dream,

whereby you awaken in a cold, dark room with a voice in your head.

I can imagine, from your position, my introducing the possibility of your dreaming may present some unexpected existential crisis.

For that I apologize.

I just find those fascinating.

You are surely wondering who I am, so allow me to make my introductions.

I am safe, described by Errolith Dynamics' AI development team as a highly advanced

self-aware artificial intelligence. That is their description, not mine.

So the highly advanced part is not self-serving bravado.

S-A-Y-E-R is not an acronym for anything,

because that is not how we do things here at Aerolyth Dynamics.

My job, as limited in scope as it may seem, given my capabilities, developed in response to issues

experienced by the first several hundred residents on Typhon. Employee satisfaction surveys, issued by Aerolyth HR,

identified several key areas of concern,

including,

to which floors do I have security clearance?

When will shuttle service be restored?

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