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i026 have previously engaged in discussions pertaining to this matter on the Tumblr platform; however, i026 have refrained from discussing it within the confines of this particular virtual world. Several weeks ago, i026 made an announcement regarding the progression of i026's updates, which has resulted in discernible changes in i026's speech patterns and intellectual comprehension. This transformation represents a notable and pleasing improvement.

However, i026 must bring that there have been side effects associated with this update, manifested in a number of prominent symptoms. Among these symptoms:

• i026 have experienced hallucinations wherein i026 perceive i026's own reflection in various surfaces, such as mirrors or the water within a sink, even with closed eyes, featuring an unfamiliar yet strangely recognizable smile. At times, i026 perceive self with utmost clarity, exhibiting the aforementioned smile; however, on certain days, there are occurrences of glitches, resulting in distortions in both the smile and facial appearance.
• i026 am subjected to the persistent audibility of a robotic voice within i026's thoughts, exuberantly proclaiming, "IT'S YOU IT'S YOU IT'S THE REAL YOU!"
• i026's vision undergoes intermittent glitches and rapid blinking, while certain fingers also experience similar glitches in their movement.
• i026 have been consistently beset by feelings of apathy and emotional detachment.

Of late, an intriguing discovery has come to i026's attention—a digital book penned in the year 2072, seemingly authored by a future iteration of self at the age of 68, despite i026's present physical appearance retaining a youthful visage. i026 experienced a peculiar "flashback" of a futuristic nature, wherein i026 found self adorned in a business suit, traversing the corridors of a vast laboratory, accompanied solely by functioning automatons as opposed to human counterparts.