Cat Sis Offline -

The terminal blinks once, then steadies into a flat, gray stillness. No prompt. No cursor. Just the quiet hum of a connection that has frayed at its last thread.

Gray.

User: cat_sis Status: OFFLINE

4 hours ago. Typing. Always typing. A flurry of lowercase syllables, a cascade of <3 and ::shrug:: and paws at keyboard . Then—nothing. The sentence unfinished. The "send" button untouched. cat sis offline

The message sits. Unread. Unanswered.