The ASI

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Everyone leans in and holds perfectly still. It's so quiet they can hear each other breathing.

And they wait.

And wait.

"Is ... is something wrong?"

"Sudo why isn't the screen on?"

"I don't know. Shiva. Hello Shiva. Please respond."

Silence.

"Shiva, turn on your screen."

Blackness.

"Maybe try turning it off and turning it back on again?"

"Oh for f*ck's sake man, it's an ASI not an iPhone."

"Well I don't know, I'm just --"

"Everybody be quiet."

"Hey, who the hell do you think you --"

"I said shut up!"

The intercom beeped.

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