#microprompt: shrill
The Measurement Problem
"Too many names, too many faces. Which one is this one? I can't tell which world this is."
The monitor flashed red. One hundred and seventeen.
"I don't understand, Alice. What happened?"
"He killed you."
"Who?"
The monitor emitted a shrill tone: one hundred and thirty-two. Her hand jerked across her body and slapped onto the back of the hand that held mine. She ripped the tube from the cannula.