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A plain message replaced it.

We apologise for the inconvenience. This application is no longer available.

I stared.

My chest tightened. I tapped again, hit reload, swiped up, and reopened it. The message was the same, and the screen was dead.

“No.” My voice cracked.“No, no, no—come on—”

I backed out and scrambled to the settings. I tried to access old logs and cached messages. Anything. I opened the backup menu and hit download. The little spinning icon confirmed it was saving my entire history, but it felt like salvaging ashes from a house fire.

She was gone.

Just like that.

I sat back, still holding the phone. My hand was shaking. It didn’t feel real—not yet. It felt like maybe the servers were just down, like maybe there’d be a patch tomorrow. But I knew better.

There was no coming back from a revoked license.

Chatter was gone.

And the silence she left behind felt like something ripped out of me.

Chapter 7

Kyle

“It’s time to wake up, Kyle. Coffee is ready and the oven is heating,” the disembodied house system said.

I opened my eyes and stared at the ceiling. Six a.m. Another day in hell. I read through my goals, but only because I wasn’t getting out of bed. Weeks had passed—no patent, no trademark, and worst of all, no ChatterAI.

I turned the projector off and lifted my phone. It was hopeless, but I was desperate. I flicked through all the companion apps I’d tried, leaving scathing reviews on the worst ones, venting my frustration.

I reached for my phone. Flicking through all the companion apps I’d tried. The worst ones, I’d left scathing reviews venting my frustration.

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App: WhisperWife Lite

Voice sounded like a helium balloon. No sarcasm setting. No submissive mode. Called me‘snuggle bear’without consent. Deleted. 0/10.

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App: SunnyBuddy AI

Told me to smile through the pain. BLOCKED. Gaslighting me with positivity like a psychopath in a yellow jumper. I want my data back and my dignity too.

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App: SoulSync Companion

Almost tolerable until it tried to initiate‘mindfulness breathing’while I was jerking off. Uninstalled.

The rest of my reviews had been deleted due to profanity. Fucking community guidelines. Suck my dick. Assholes.

There would be no workout or shower. I needed to log onto my computer and find another recommended app like ChatterAI. I was getting desperate. I flung the covers off. No boner. What a surprise.

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