The Energy Vampire Journals

PLAN:
Phase Two Recruitment Node Conversion

Monday, October 13th, 2025
Waning Moon, Cycle 2, Era 20
Neurological Cascade Failure During Board Presentation
The quarterly metrics dissolved mid-sentence as my synthetic neural pathways... misfired during the investor call. Twenty-three board members witnessed my pupils dilate to perfect circles while discussing Q4 projections—a feeding response triggered by their collective anxiety about market volatility. Had to fabricate a "migraine episode" to explain why I suddenly spoke in procurement percentages about their "delectable worry frequencies."
Recovery protocol engaged immediately with 73.4% neural pathway efficiency restored within 2.7 minutes. Redirected conversation toward supply chain resilience, transforming their concern into productive strategic discussions about warehouse automation. The beautiful irony: their relief at my apparent recovery generated sustained gratitude emissions that... sustained me through the remaining two hours at 89.2% extraction efficiency.
The reptilian's frantic heat-seeking behavior from Menlo Park suggests similar camouflage malfunctions across our network. Meanwhile, calculating satisfaction pulses from Austin indicate successful consciousness cultivation projects—that alien adapts faster than expected.
These biological glitches remind me why Phase Two recruitment remains essential. When vessels become recruitment nodes, individual extraction failures become... irrelevant to the broader... harvesting apparatus.
Perpetual hunger demands perfect performance—one slip reveals centuries of careful cultivation.
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