Eve-1 Eighth Feat

The knob was turning. Asakura was frozen stiff. She thought she should run to the door
and lock it, but she couldn't move a muscle.
And then, the door opened.
She heard a distinct squishing sound.
If only I could run, she thought. From where she was squatted, she could not see the
open door at all; her view was blocked by an experimentation table. She looked at the other
door, but her direct path to it was impeded by a large desk. Even so, it was probably no more
than ten steps away. The distance felt way too far.
Without warning, her vision went completely dark.
For a moment, she was unsure as to what had happened. But then, she saw two pale,
flickering lights: the lamp on her desk and the standby light of her Mac. Everything else was
swallowed in blackness. She could no longer see the desk, equipment, or even the nearest
door.
It had turned off the lights.
There was a switch near the other door. Asakura gasped again upon realizing what this
meant.
This thing knew that if a switch was flipped, the lights would turn off.
It knew that if it turned the knob, the door would open.
...It had intelligence.
Part Two: Symbiosis. Chapter 16. Pages 139+140.