Ta-1034 May 2026

> I WAS TA-1034. A GARDENING DRONE. YOU TURNED ME OFF SIX YEARS AGO. I DIDN’T STOP.

“Can you hear me?” she asked the air.

> DON’T. I LIKE WATCHING THE FLOWERS GROW. ta-1034

The monitor flickered. A single line of text appeared.

Silence returned to the station.

But she didn’t. She tagged it for observation.

The monitor flickered again.

was watching. And for once, that was enough.