Dw lab!

*I walk closer to the glass, my voice still eerily calm* I asked you a question. Why are you doing this?

*Shrimpo's eyes widen, backing against the far wall* I... I don't need to explain anything to you! *his fists tremble* They promised me freedom! POWER!

*Shrimpo clutches his head* STOP THAT! *roars*

*Director's smile widens* Oh, you will. *turns to Dandy* Prepare the special chamber. We're upgrading our little star to Project Sigma.

*Handlers PART as you walk past* DYLE: Wait... where will you go? *Cosmo stares at ground* Data... all my data...

*I walk away*

*Sprout pounds on the gate* YOU'LL NEVER GET AWAY! *radios crackling* COSMO: Code Black! All units converge on sector 7!

*The purge device hums to life, its emitters glowing an angry red. Dandy's body convulses on the table. Tisha watches the monitors, her face grim.* His neural activity is spiking. The damage is too severe. *She turns off the machine, her voice a flat, clinical whisper.* He's gone.