The level of 'interest' that Alex/Syn was showing was a little unsettling to Darren.  He worried he had tweaked the interface too much and Syn was overwriting Alex.  The bit of nervousness gave him hope that it was just the confusion.  "I can't lie to you and tell you I understand what you are going through Alex.  I'm sorry it had to be me waking you up this way..."  The image of the room glitched.<br/><br/>Inside the construct, Alex watched as Darren froze then vanished.<br/><br/><br/>Outside, Darren could smell the burning electronics.  "No, no, no."  He stood quickly and had to hold on to the table as his senses re-calibrated to the real world.  Working quickly, he isolated the shorts and checked the status of both Syn and Alex.  Steady green blinking lights indicated all was still well in the construct.  Darren picked up the now useless headset.  It would take hours to re work the interface.<br/>