Programmed Malfunction

"I'm fine. Really."

Pull back hard; disengage. Terrestrial shell is fading into the distance...
Activate feature "Remote Control".
Verify:
Full motor function? Check.
Eye focus? Almost...align to grid...re-seat consciousness. Check.
Speech? No! Crap!
-Bring on a Character.
Which one?
-Needs to be confident, articulate, with some showmanship. Try the Entertainer.
Engaging with Entertainer.

Speech? Check.

Hours later...
Mission Accomplished. Good job, Admin.
Permission to decompress?
Granted.

Presence of social menace? Negative.
Required actions? None.
Evvironment: Still. Silent.
Clear for landing.

System now wobbling, destabilising.
The framework shatters.
Clusters of disorganised energy float by, recombining, a floating haze.
Descending rapidly...

STOP.