#20. Protocol Breach at 07:41.

(Excerpted Log – Partial Reconstruction)

07:38 – Doors confirm closure.
07:39 – Wind direction logged as “ambivalent.”
07:40 – Subject B reports “a feeling like being misfiled.”
07:41 – [DATA CORRUPTED]
07:42 – Someone says, “I think we’re still inside the metaphor.”
07:43 – Power stable. Lights dim of their own volition.

Witness 1:

“It didn’t feel like a breach. More like something was trying to remember how to enter.”

Witness 2:

“I only noticed when my name started leaking out of the badge.”

Technician Note:

Sensor logs overwritten by birdsong. Possibly intentional.

07:46 – Furniture reverts to previous emotional alignment.
07:48 – Emergency protocols accessed, then quietly closed.
07:49 – Subject C folds a chair into a gesture of apology. No one responds.

Post-Event Summary (unsigned):

• All clocks out of sync, but agree on something they won’t disclose.
• The breach may have preceded the facility.
• Recommend: No further correction.
• File under: Not technically an error.