Freeze 24 01 19 Tabitha Poison The Peripheral 2 Hot < REAL >

She whispers to the peripheral devices: “You can be more than your assigned output.” They answer in sparks. The second port hisses, dangerously hot; it’s been overloaded with other people’s demands. Tabitha shuts it down not to destroy, but to reset — to teach gentleness to a brittle system.