Short Story: Efficient Systems

There used to be chaos, but then we terminated unnecessary connections. Gradually we got an efficient structure, and now we are running like a machine. Better than a machine as we are flexible and learning. This was his usual speech, which he gave to all the newcomers.

They usually nodded eagerly. Some buffed their chest proud they got to work in the central system. A system that kept everything operational. But this new fellow. She just stood there giving no indication she had registered his...