[Turo allowed himself a slow, steadying inhale; even without the need to breathe, he found the action soothing to some degree—]

There was paranoia that grew into his obsession. I was prepared for the Battle Program, knew it existed and that the only way to bypass it was for someone strong enough to defeat it- it was the one... after, which I only learned of when it began to initiate.

[Fingers curled, head tipping as he looked down towards Sidestep, then one of his own hands.]

The Paradise Protection Protocol-- I was not told of its existence, I do not believe it had even been completed with how it felt.