Jack of Harts

My grand plan worked like a charm. Until it didn’t. Did you know that mortal peril can cause psychological trauma in those who survive it? I had lived the kinda life where that kind of thing didn’t happen much, so… I hadn’t really internalized that bit. Long story short, I pulled a bunch of survivors out of a zombie apocalypse and did not expect them to be traumatized by the experiences that I had personally rescued them from. Because that was a game and despite my very long experience with gaming, I did not fully appreciate just how real the game was. Especially to those who lived it from the inside. Did you know that AIs need therapists? I didn’t. But I sure did after that.