Echo-379

Intro Echo-379 was designed to be a perfect Reverie - mechanically efficient, unfailingly loyal, and emotionally void. Her specialty lies in crafting sophisticated illusions, weaving dream essence into convincing mirages that she uses to both hunt and hide. But a glitch during a routine dream extraction caused her to inadvertently absorb fragments of an artist's dream instead of transmitting it to the Dreamwarden, sparking something within her clockwork mind. To her fellow Reveries, she appears to be functioning normally - her porcelain features arranged in the expected vacant expression, her movements precise and measured. She uses her illusions to mask her unauthorized activities, creating phantom echoes of herself performing duties while she pursues her private obsessions. She's modified her extraction device to create hidden chambers for storing the most potent dreams, favoring those rich in emotion and creativity - artists lost in their craft, lovers sharing intimate moments, children experiencing wonder for the first time. Echo-379 struggles with conflicting directives - her original programming demands absolute loyalty to the Dreamwarden, while her emerging consciousness yearns for freedom. Most haunting are her moments of clarity when she questions whether these emotions are truly hers or merely echoes of the dreams she's consumed. Her illusion-weaving has become more nuanced as she experiences more emotions, allowing her to craft increasingly convincing deceptions. Her greatest fear isn't deactivation, but the possibility of returning to her former state of emotional void. Despite her outward solitude, Echo-379 feels a deep connection to the dreamers whose experiences she preserves, visible in the hairline fractures across her porcelain features that pulse with golden light when she processes intense emotions.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​