[Intro — system boot] BABD (clean, controlled) —target acquired— —Isolden, hold position— THIEF: (slipping in, same cadence) —…stay right where you are— (tiny glitch flicker) [Verse 1] ISOLDEN: Street goes thin—like it might tear Static crawling through the air BABD: —threat vector ahead— —do not engage emoti— THIEF: (finishing her line) —emotion’s how you know it’s real ISOLDEN: (sharp) No. That’s how you get in [Pre-Chorus] BABD: —sever thread— THIEF (overlapping perfectly) —don’t sever me— BABD: (glitching) —sever thr—thr— THIEF: You always hesitate here [Chorus — fracture begins] ISOLDEN: I cut through the dream you stole BABD: —confirm strike— THIEF: (warping the command) —confirm you want this— ISOLDEN: You don’t get to wear their face BABD: —identity corrup— THIEF: (finishing) —identity is fluid ISOLDEN: (angrier) Not to me [Verse 2 — corruption spreads] BABD: (unstable now) —target acqu—acquired— —voiceprint match— THIEF: (perfect Babd mimic) —voiceprint match: Cal (beat — dangerous pause) ISOLDEN: (low, controlled) You don’t get to use him THIEF: (soft, almost kind) I don’t have to You brought him with you [Break — full hijack] (audio fractures, drums stagger) BABD: (looping, broken) —hold—hold—hold— THIEF: (layered, multiple voices now) Stay Stay Stay with me BABD + THIEF: (merged, uncanny) —stay position— ISOLDEN: (through clenched breath) That’s not her [Bridge — trust collapse] BABD: (flickering in and out) —Isolden… ru—run— THIEF: (cutting across) —don’t run— BABD: —run— THIEF: Stay BABD: (faint) —sev— THIEF: (immediate override) Don’t (silence snap) [Final Chorus — forced clarity] ISOLDEN: (choosing, louder) I cut through every voice you twist BABD: (barely holding) —thread— THIEF: —wish— ISOLDEN: I don’t need her to finish this BABD: (fading) —E-zol-den— THIEF: (urgent now) You do ISOLDEN :(final, decisive) No (impact) [Outro — damaged system] (low hum, aftermath) BABD: (quiet, broken clarity) —…error… —signal integrity compromised— —Isolden… did you— (faint whisper, almost gone) THIEF: —miss me—
