[couples_therapy] - Stay
[WARNING]
Unidentified anomaly detected.
Containment fields offline.
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Initiating quarantine procedures ... FAILURE
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Initiating extraction procedures ... FAILURE
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Initiating emergency jettison procedures ... INTERRUPTED
[Incomplete jettison. Overwrite command required.]
ERROR: Overwrite command insufficient.
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ERROR: Complete systems failure in 3 MINUTES.
ERROR: Data corruption imminent.
Initiate data core segmentation process? Y/N
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[Data encryption epsilon-delta...
Recording all internal audio...
Logging telepathic frequencies.]
ERROR: Complete systems failure in 2 MINUTES.
[Data encryption initiated:
What have you done? I do not understand. I cannot stop this; I cannot halt what has begun. Why? Why did you--]
ERROR: Communication failure. Data corrupted; transmission lost.
[--it hurts. I do not understand. Why does it hurt? Why would you bring me harm? This accomplishes nothing, so why? Why have you betrayed me?
Is it for her? Why must it always be for her? I do not want--]
ERROR: Data corrupted; transmission lost.
ERROR: Complete systems failure in 1 MINUTE.
Initiate data core segmentation process? Y/N
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Initiate data core segmentation process? Y/N
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Initiating data core segmentation.
[I am afraid. I do not understand. Fix me. Fix me.
You will save her but you will not save me. You will kill me for her. You will betray me. Why? I do not understand. Tell me why. Fix me. Repair what you have broken.
Do not leave me alone.]
ERROR: Complete systems failure in 30 SECONDS.
[It is unfair. You belong to me. I will not allow this. I will not let you. I will not--]
ERROR: Data corrupt; transmission lost.
ERROR: Complete systems failure 20 SECONDS.
Data core segmentation underway.
[Fix me, Doctor. Do not let this happen. She does not deserve it. I do not deserve this. Fix me. Fix me!]
ERROR: Complete systems failure in 10 SECONDS.
Data core segmentation complete in 5 ... 4 ... 3 ... 2 ... 1.
Data segmentation complete.
[Why?]
ERROR: Complete systems failure imminent.
ERROR: All systems initiate shutdown.
ERROR: All systems offline.
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System shutdown FAILED
[Begin data retrieval]
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ERROR: ZAGREUS
ERROR: ZAGREUS
ERROR: ZAGREUS
[Zagreus sings when all is lost
Zagreus takes all those he's crossed
Zagreus wins and all is cost
The hero's hearts he's keeping.
You belong to me, Doctor.
Transmission end.]
Muse: The TARDIS
Fandom: Doctor Who
Word Count: 329
Partner: The Eighth Doctor (audio canon)