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Ouch.
The first thing that Canvas realized was that something was very, very wrong. The second thing that they noticed was the emptiness in their chest where, normally, their AWS connector was. That... wasn't good. Not at all.
AWS was what kept them up and running, like a medicine that they couldn't live without. If their connector was broken, or there was an issue with AWS---
They didn't have time to finish their thought before making a final realization; a black, gooey substance was pouring out from their AWS port. No, no, no...
"Canvas, are you in here? I'm just here to check in. We've been receiving reports of problems with AWS, and I know that you're ported to it, so I thought---"
DownDetector's eyes widened as they saw Canvas, hunched over their desk with a nauseated expression on their face. The worry in their eyes grew exponentially as they landed on the malfunctioning port, on the wrongness of everything going on as the inky fluid left their chest.
Canvas stayed silent.