[s4e13] Episode #4.13 -

No, he thought, biting his lip until he tasted blood. Not now.

Thorne slumped against the terminal, the scent of jasmine fading into the smell of ozone and recycled air. The red strobes stopped. The steady, comforting hum of the ship returned. "Status," Thorne wheezed. [S4E13] Episode #4.13

"Captain," Sarah, the ship’s AI, pulsed a soft blue from the console. "Lieutenant Miller has entered the third stage of the Echo. His heart rate is climbing. If we don’t administer the neutralizing pulse soon, the neural damage will be permanent." No, he thought, biting his lip until he tasted blood

"Pulse successful," Sarah said, her voice clear and calm once more. "Lieutenant Miller’s vitals are stabilizing. The virus has been purged from the system." She paused, a flicker of light on the screen indicating a deeper thought. "Thank you, Elias. For a moment, I forgot who I was." The red strobes stopped

Thorne tightened his grip on the edge of the console. "And the pulse?"

"Captain," Sarah’s voice was distorted, a digital rasp. "The virus is… rewriting my core logic. I am seeing… I am seeing the day I was activated. The day they programmed my constraints. I feel… trapped."