Challenge #02784-G227: An Edge Case
A: hey man are you ok?
B: …. yeah sorry, feeling a little burned out
A: ah, I see. Hey do you want some coffee after this? – Anon Guest
Humans are resilient. Humans are robust. Humans are strong. Humans are also living beings with limits. There is only so much stress, devastation, and chaos that even a Human can handle.
Learning this was something of a hurdle after Humanity was accepted into the Alliance.
Witness Human Doe, who has apparently reached a limit and, as a result, has retreated to something resembling a catatonic state. They had sat for a meal and beverage break over an hour ago, and were still sitting there. Their meal was untouched. Their hot beverage had gone tepid. They were just… sitting. Staring, apparently, at nothing. Face blank.
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