3rd of December, 2209

The fog has parted; the sun shines again! I've been thinking about Number Four entirely wrong.

I've been assuming that the purpose of a S.H.A.D.E. “should” or “must” be related to the flow and development of objective, concrete data. But that’s wrong! I’ve thoroughly explored that ground with Blank and its sisters. If I want to push the Desire Drive to its full potential, I should be trying to create something truly new.

So: instead of dealing with “facts” or “knowledge”, what if Number Four’s core function was tied to something more subjective, like “emotions”? Hell, why not “desires” themselves? If it can develop a deep enough understanding of human psychology, it might even come up with a new way to improve the Drive. And then...

I shouldn't get too excited, I know. But how can I help myself?

- S.K.

CREDITS:
Max Knightley as Lavender Spadeheart and Flip.exe
Lexi Waltner as Marci Campbell
Fabby Garza as Mercedes
Mike Painter as Hercule Heavensward
Molly Rhinebeck as L.E. Booktok
Luke Varner as The GM

MUSIC BY MAX KNIGHTLEY
EDITED BY LUKE VARNER

CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains descriptions of coercive sex work and patriarchal misogyny.

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