Intake, form AE-1
- Name
- John Doe (placeholder)
- Species
- Human, pending lab results
- Age
- About 30. Or 3,000.
- Height
- Varies with mood
- Aliases
- localhost
- Query subject AE-0471 match
- SpeciesUnconfirmed
JohnDoe
The agency’s off-duty file on an unidentified subject. No fingerprints, no sleep schedule, and a body temperature that climbs with every deadline. Species still unconfirmed.
Evidence board
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The Midnight Bulletin
Local man seen arguing with a server at 3 a.m.
“The server lost,” says witness
Residents reported raised voices and the hum of cooling fans. By sunrise, uptime was 100%. Police declined to comment.
Does he ever sleep??
Lab report 4417: blood sample
| Human DNA | 92% |
|---|---|
| Remaining 8% | lab stopped replying |
| Temperature at rest | 31 °C |
| During deadlines | 42 °C |
| Caffeine half-life | 4 minutes |
Sightings
- 02:13 Rooftop, staring at the sky. Possibly reporting in.
- 03:14 Server room B. See camera 07.
- 03:40 All-night pharmacy. Six energy drinks, one banana.
- ??:?? Right behind you
Observed abilities
- Sees in the dark (dark mode only)
- Hears a bug before anyone reports it
- Runs on four hours of sleep
- Talks to servers. Servers answer.
- Small talk (failed every test)
mutant??
“He looked at my laptop and the error just fixed itself. He didn’t even touch it.”
Witness #12, name withheld
Fingerprint card
- Thumb
- Index
- Middle
- Ring
- Little
how??
Known weaknesses
- Slow Wi-Fi
- “Quick question?”
- Cats. Completely defenceless.
Query the database
The agency console for case AE-047. Type help to see what you’re cleared for. It isn’t much.
APD database 4.7, anomalous personnel division
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End of file AE-047. Any resemblance to a real developer is purely coincidental.