The Headless Galah

Previously, on Self/Destruct:

>be me
>high-achieving History student at top-shelf Aussie university

One man.

>USB directory tree status has been reverted to what it was a week ago, before I reorganised all of it for honours
>reason for this is unknown and likely unknowable
>folders and files created since then have ceased to exist
>including one containing saved pdfs for bibliography
>fuzakeru na
>I feel fear, for the first time
>knees weak
>palms are sweaty

One crisis.

>shounen determination kicks in
>data recovery utilities GET
>doin' it through the CLI like a real boy
>punch that shit
>utilities grab everything, regardless of partition, and dump it to folder on HDD
>7.20GB blaze it

One desire.

>welp, guess I'll just work on MIAL for bit before-
>OpenOffice.Org cannot read this file
>umm
>what the fuck did you just say about me, you little bitch?
>do I want to repair the fiOF COURSE I FUCKING WANT TO

A tale of loss...

>there's still time
>we can still save her, dammit
>OPEN DAT SHIT UP
>WHAT'S IN THE BOX

...of struggle...

>no backups
>no exit
>no salvation
>even the greatest miracle can only affect the living

...and despair.

>atashi tte, honto baka

But now, a new chapter begins...

The thing about Shounen Determination, you see-



-is that it never runs out.



Ever.



IT'S BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACK!
And this time, it's only missing a day or two of work.