How should we this—does Elias try to escape the house, or does he try to reprogram his new "pet"?
He spun. On his kitchen table sat a small, mechanical hound crafted from brushed steel and optical lenses. Its "eyes" pulsed with a soft, predatory blue. It wasn't there to protect him; it was there to ensure he never went "unmonitored" again. Search results for watch dog
A man in a charcoal suit stood on his porch, holding a tablet. He didn't knock. He just looked directly into the camera and whispered, "Search results for 'watch dog': Zero matches found. You're unmonitored, Elias. That’s a problem." How should we this—does Elias try to escape