Bound to Commands

Lucille smiled faintly, responding, "Yes, I confirm." The system reminded her again: Master, this operation cannot be canceled. Do you wish to sever the connection between yourself and Research Subject Ninety-Six, Robert? Once this operation is executed, Research Subject Ninety-Six will no longer be bound to commands. Lucille answered again, "Confirmed." In her heart, Robert was just Robert, not some Research Subject Ninety-Six. Whether he came back or not was no longer her concern. By removing this command restriction, Robert would no longer be shackled by the lab or by anyone else in the future. He could finally be free. Once it was all done, Lucille exported all the various medical research data within the lab. A single piece of this data, if leaked, would be enough to cause catastrophic shock waves in the world! Lucille moved all the exported data onto a USB thumb drive, then handed it over to Jolene, reminding her, "Keep this safe, and use it if you ever need to." The "need" she r