The room didn't feel the same anymore.
It wasn't just the lights stabilizing or the console still humming with too much activity.
It was something deeper.
Like the space itself had been… altered.
Dante didn't move.
His eyes stayed locked on the screen.
Two signals.
Exactly as before.
One flickering.
Familiar.
Fighting just to stay present.
Camille.
The other
Steady.
Sharp.
Growing stronger by the second.
USER: ???
The girl stepped closer slowly, like sudden movement might trigger something worse.
"…That's not normal," she said under her breath.
Dante didn't answer.
Because "normal" had stopped applying a long time ago.
The weaker signal pulsed.
Faint.
Like it was trying to reach the surface.
"Camille," he said.
Quiet.
But firm.
The signal reacted.
A slight spike.
Recognition.
The girl's breath caught.
"She hears you."
Dante stepped closer to the console.
"Camille, stay with me."
The flicker steadied for half a second.
Then dipped again.
