Elara smiled—a real, messy, unmeasured smile. "That's called relief mixed with stubborn satisfaction. And a dash of defiance."
The real test came the next day. A critical power coupling on Dock 7 failed. As Elara ran to assess the damage, the neural halo blinked to life. umetrics training
It clicked into place. The sparks died. The lights steadied. Elara smiled—a real, messy, unmeasured smile
"Defiance is not in the umetric dictionary." Elara smiled—a real