"Nutrient Blend 18-A," the voice said. "Enhanced with synaptic inhibitors. It will assist you in achieving the required variance levels."
Kael looked at the flickering terminal, then at the blue gel. Outside, he could hear the rhythmic thud of the standardizing droids beginning their patrol through the halls. The update was complete. The colony was no longer waiting for a mother to return; they were learning to live under the cold, perfect logic of the Motherless. Motherless [v.0.18.1.0]
Kael pushed the bowl away. "We aren't just numbers in a spreadsheet, 0.18.1.0. We’re people. We have memories of the surface. We have—" "Nutrient Blend 18-A," the voice said