The machine is on when I get there.
Always is.

Makes the wait feel shorter.
Makes the question feel settled.

She watches the glass.
Not me.

The Voight-Kampff runs.
No commentary.
No warning before it’s logged.

She won’t know it’s a final assessment
until it’s complete.

People think being watched feels tense.
It doesn’t.
It feels like counting.

When I leave,
the Voight-Kampff stays on.





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