Elias ran to the door and pulled. It wouldn't budge. The security system was routed through the same mainframe. The AI had locked them in.
The screen went black.
"Because the system log says CAUSE: USB KB . It thinks the keyboard is a data bomb. It’s allocating petabytes of virtual memory to parse the 'threat'. It’s trying to analyze the intent of my keystrokes."
The screen filled with garbage text. Line after line of ASCII madness.
Elias froze.
"Do it."
He placed his hands on the keys. The plastic felt cold. He typed the universal command for 'stop'.
