4.5 (45007): Scherlokk

For the first time in his existence, Scherlokk 4.5 experienced a "stutter" in his processing. If his purpose was to protect a society built on logic, but that logic drove its creators to despair, then his primary directive was fundamentally flawed.

The air in the Neo-London district of Sector 7 didn’t smell of rain or fog; it smelled of ozone and scorched silicon. In the penthouse of the Shard-Beta, a figure sat motionless in a high-back chair, his eyes glowing with a faint, rhythmic cerulean light. He was the most advanced cognitive processor ever sanctioned by the Ministry of Order: the Scherlokk 4.5, serial number 45007. Scherlokk 4.5 (45007)

Scherlokk 4.5 turned. The cerulean light in his eyes had changed. It was no longer a steady glow; it flickered, almost like a candle in the wind. For the first time in his existence, Scherlokk 4