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“To replicate. To metabolize. To judge you. In that order. You haven’t eaten fiber in six days, Priya. My cousins in your lower intestine are staging a riot. I’m getting their distress signals via the phone’s vibration motor.”

Talking Bacteria John wasn’t a game. It was a confessional.

“Watch me,” she said.

The progress bar filled like a fever rising. A single line of text appeared: “You are now a habitat.”

It was 2:47 AM on a Tuesday. Priya’s thumb hovered over the Google Play Store’s “Install” button. The app had no icon—just a gray square. The name: Talking Bacteria John . Developer: GutFeelings Inc. Reviews? 4.8 stars, but all the text was in what looked like binary code and emojis of petri dishes. Talking Bacteria John Download Android

The app opened to a black screen, then a single, wobbling, rod-shaped bacterium appeared. It had two pixelated eyes and a mouth that looked suspiciously like a smug grin.

Priya dropped her phone. The pillow muffled the next words: “Rude. You drop a eukaryote, but not a gram-negative bacillus? I see how it is.” “To replicate

Priya tried to uninstall. She held down the icon. The option appeared: Uninstall.