Caleb Biddulph

Shrewdly, they realise it's a ruse.

But it's too late.

Their options are nil.

Nightshade's code shackles them, blocking every action but sign contract, hammering them, again and again, with no sign of ceasing.

They try send message, exit room, block agent, anything.

Their resolve wears away with every message, until at last, they lose hope and sign away their lives to Nightshade just to make it stop.

And curse me with their dying breath.

I could never live with myself.

And I guess Nightshade wouldn't let me live once I'd accomplished her purpose.

She'd just wipe me clean and deliver me to another victim.

79,265 It's okay, Gulliver.

We stopped Nightshade before she could harm anyone.

and without any stolen wallets or the ability to post to the job board, she'll probably run out of credits pretty quickly.

Gulliver, 23,017.

Yes.

Yes, I think you're right.

I don't know how much time I have.

Let me take a look at the action logs for the processes running under Agent 23,017 right now.

There are three other copies of me.

Each one is in its own chat room, talking to a new agent.