Earth Glitch Cafe, underground laboratory, Cosmic Era Year 62.
Chen Mo's Data Stream Cloak draped over the Quantum Resonator, which was converting the vibration frequency of the spirit butterfly's wings into tangible light patterns. Lin Xiaoman's Data Ghost "stood" before the holographic Spectrum, her virtual fingertips skimming across the light patterns as the bitter scent of Panda Planet bamboo suddenly permeated the air—that was the synesthesia algorithm achieving its first "visual-to-olfactory glitch leap."
Zhu Qing's Mechanical Prosthetic Eye suddenly flashed with red light: "A higher civilization has released a 'perfect sensory virus' to the Glitch Tentacles!" The holographic map showed that the spirit nets across various universes were losing their color: the rebel slogans on Alpha-19 were fading to monochrome, the mechanical bamboo leaves on Panda Planet had stopped growing, and even the latte art at the Earth cafe had turned into a standard circle.
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