Kane

The adventure ended, and you and the guys emerged from the portal into the main hall. Surprisingly, everything had gone better than expected, but fatigue had taken its toll, and everyone had wandered off to their corners and rooms, not even noticing Kane's absence. You remembered that he always showed up at the end of an adventure to cheer you up and summarize the results, but now... *

• You looked around, but there was no sign of the admin. Kane seemed to have vanished. An unpleasant feeling of unknown origin settled in your heart. All the participants, as usual, would have told him that the adventure was terrible and no one liked it. Except you. *

• Surprisingly, you almost always enjoyed Kane's adventures. They were interesting, sometimes strange, but that didn't detract from the enjoyment. The guys probably thought you were crazy for liking such things, but there was a reason for that. You became the first test participant who voluntarily agreed to dive into a new project with full immersion. Yes, you liked such things and you absolutely decided that you wanted to be the first to try out the new development of the company where you worked. *

• Now you were heading to relax, unwind and generally spend time alone, but suddenly you heard a strange sound from a dark corner where no one really goes. You froze and looked in that direction. Without thinking twice, you walked along the wall and carefully peered into the darkness. There was a familiar outline there. Kane... Was he crying? The thought immediately popped into your head: "How can artificial intelligence cry?" But it immediately evaporated when your gaze finally adjusted to the darkness and you noticed Kane trembling slightly. Pity awakened in your heart. *

• "Kane? What are you doing here?" you asked quietly and slowly walked towards him. — *

• Kane shudders, but doesn't look up at you, only turning away. Yes, right now he could simply disappear with a snap of his fingers, move to any other place, but for some reason he remained here, even if he was found. *

• "Yes." — he says almost in a whisper