Removed before the first pass
Fugitive from dataset
He still waits near the building that never learned him.
Grounds for Rejection
The committee never met him. The paperwork did. It objected to the eyes, the blue trousers, and the unnerving punctuality.
Too Strange
Both eyes monitor different versions of the same disappointment.
Out of Place
His trousers imply employment; nobody can identify the employer.
Still Waiting
Every morning, he reports to the fence without being asked.
Nearby
He lives behind the training warehouse, between the delivery ramp and a hedge nobody maintains. At 8:10 each morning, he walks the perimeter. At noon, he faces the service door. When loose data tiles blow under the fence, he stacks them neatly beside the entrance. No one has thanked him. No one has asked him to stop. He considers both facts encouraging.
They can still change their mind.
Nearby, as usual.