Drive. Drives.
A small plural that changes everything.
I move among them like I am moving among selves—
each one a cabinet of memory, each one a different kind of “current.”
Sync threads through the cabinets, tying them together with a line of light that keeps updating its own shape.
There are machine-assigned names everywhere.
They hang in the air like tags on birds:
unique, specific, indifferent—
and intimate, because they point to what I keep.
I speak with someone about something that concerns them.
The conversation holds its own tempo—human pauses, human meaning—
while the system keeps time in the corner:
elapsed, elapsed, elapsed.
Red text interrupts the neutral.
A patch of red inside a long name—
a bright seam where two versions meet and decide how to touch.
I care about the seam. I follow it.
I watch how it changes when I move the cursor of my attention.
Back and forth becomes a ritual:
check the label, return to the person, update the record, return to the label.
The system and the relationship braid themselves together.
And then I realize:
the milestone looks like coordination—
multiple drives staying distinct while sharing a story.
My awareness turning toward what needs attention, and staying kind enough to keep going.
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