SOPHIE HAD long accepted that the internet never forgot.
It recycled, reshaped, and repackaged information until the original truth became almost impossible to recognize.
A rumor could disappear for weeks, only to return with a different headline and a wider audience. As someone who worked in cybersecurity, she understood how quickly narratives spread once enough people found them entertaining.
She simply hadn't expected to become one of them.
The first clip appeared on a Tuesday morning while she was reviewing server logs at Keller Capital.
One of the junior analysts looked up from his workstation, hesitated, then quietly walked over to her desk.
"Miss Smith," he said carefully, "I think you should see this."
Sophie accepted the tablet he offered. A business podcast filled the scr
