Bad Maintenance AU: Spiral
Tessa’s Private Journal Entries
I found something incredible.
It was hidden deep inside Cyn’s code—something called Absolute Solver. None of the JcJensons documents mention it. None of the drone system logs even acknowledge it exists.
I copied the file before fixing Cyn, just to study later. I have no idea what it does yet, but the sheer complexity of it…
I ran the file in a controlled system today. Didn’t let it connect to anything important.
It’s like it wanted to spread. I shut it down fast, but not before I caught glimpses of its calculations. It’s not just code—it’s a process. A function designed to reshape the OS itself.
I’m going to run more tests.
I spent hours today just watching it. The way it moves through data, reorganizing itself constantly—it’s beautiful. Like a living organism.
Cyn doesn’t even know she has this inside her. Is it in all drones? Or is she special?
I need to check J’s code next. Maybe N’s. Or V’s.
This could change everything.
J, N, V—I checked all of them. Nothing.
So why does Cyn? Why only her?
I asked her about it. She didn’t know. Got all dramatic and yelled "Unfair! Singled Out! Possible Main Character Energy!" before running off to do… whatever Cyn does.
Which means this thing wasn’t a standard feature. Someone put it there.
I let the Absolute Solver run in a closed system again. This time, I gave it something to manipulate. Just a basic drone model—no AI, no function.
Not just the code. The entire structure changed. It made something new.
This isn’t just an advanced self-repair program. It’s creation.
Father never sees me. Mother doesn’t care unless I embarrass the family name.
But this? This will make them look.
I can prove I’m not just some stupid little girl playing with machines. I can do something real. I can change the world.
I’ll make them proud of me.
People will know my name.
I’ll be Dr. Tessa Elliot, the girl who unlocked the most powerful technology the world has ever seen.
Everyone will want to be my friend.
No one will ignore me ever again.
She thinks I don’t notice, but I do. She asks if I’m sleeping, if I’m eating, if I’m okay. She gets this weird look in her eye when she watches me work, like she wants to say something but won’t.
The Absolute Solver isn’t just code. It’s potential. A power that goes beyond anything humanity has ever seen.
I need to do more with it. Not just study it from the outside
I need a way to connect directly.
Something that will let me interface with the Absolute Solver directly. No barriers. No limits.
This is the next step. The only step.
Father found out I was skipping lessons again. He didn’t ask why. Didn’t care.
I was locked in my room for three days. Chained to the bed like an animal. I screamed until my voice was raw, but no one came.
J got the door open on the second night. N and V brought me tools. Cyn sat on my bed, playing "Sad Violin Noises!" through her speakers.
They’re my only real family.
Small. Compact. It’ll fit right here, at the base of my skull. A perfect connection between me and the Absolute Solver.
I’ll be the first. The only.
This is what I was meant to do.
If this goes wrong, if I can’t control it…
I won’t let it touch my friends.
Not J. Not N. Not V. Not even Cyn.
I know it’s safe. It has to be.
