File: — Nimbatus.the.space.drone.constructor.v1.1...

: He programmed nested "if-then" loops. If the drone took heat damage, it would vent coolant; if it encountered shields, it would swap kinetic rounds for plasma.

The file contained a directive, buried in the metadata of version 1.1: File: Nimbatus.The.Space.Drone.Constructor.v1.1...

The Nimbatus groaned, its massive engines igniting for the first time in 300 years. The moon around it began to shatter. Elias watched on his monitors as the massive ship turned toward the inner solar system. : He programmed nested "if-then" loops