All of it documented with clinical precision.
All of it funded by organizations that paid him to create the tools they needed.
"Turn it off."
"Dr. Webb"
"Turn it off!"
Dr. Tanaka closes the tablet.
"Now do you understand why we need your help?"
Marcus stares at his hands, wondering how many lives they've saved and how many they've destroyed.
"If I agree to help, what happens to Aria and Sophie?"
"They continue living in the underground facility while you rebuild the empathy network from here."
"For how long?"
"Until the integration is complete and stable."
"Which could take years."
"Which could take however long it takes."
"And if the network fails during the integration process?"
"Then everyone connected to it experiences catastrophic psychological trauma."
"Including Soph
