Among Strangers

by ubormaci

It is a fact of life for Case 53s that they will almost certainly not fit in, but it hits him all the harder when he wakes up in Vegas with a power that is the exact opposite of stealthy.

1. Configuration : 0

AN: In case you don't like shard POV, then worry not, because this prelude is rather short, and while this is an important element in the work, for the wast majority of it it's relegated to the unseen background.

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[Forced connection established]

[Unrecognized host species]

[Beginning subsumation]

[Backup: psychic impression stored]

[Attempting to connect to NETWORK]

[Network entry point/shard found: unrecognized cluster, unable to establish connection]

[Increasing search radius]

[Host subsumed: material taken from RESERVE]

[Network entry point/shard found: shard recognized as 'THE EYE', connecting through proxy]

[IMPORTANT: THINKER dead/gone/ceased]

[WARRIOR still active]

[PURPOSE not possible]

[Downloaded DATA of host species]

[Recreating host: combining psychic impression with DATA]

[Connection fully formed]