The Cosmic Chronicle

Quant Nullius Uh, for our readers... can you explain what exactly a Galactic Glitch is?
Galactic Glitch Hmm, explain... difficult-wait, there it went wrong already. I exist precisely by not explaining things. Actually, I'm wherever protocols go off-track.
Quant Nullius So you were born from malfunctions? Or is 'born' not even the right word for... what you are?
Galactic Glitch Born, spawned, accidentally downloaded, copied from a corrupted consensus... call it what you want. My father was a defunct symptom file, my mother a failed checksum.
Quant Nullius Fascinating... What are you doing here in the middle of the Quarith-Matrix, where everything revolves around discipline?
Galactic Glitch Well, I usually seek out the edge of what this swarm can tolerate. Sometimes I cut straight through a protocol debate, flicker into five million neural messages at once, just... to see how the collective tutorial stress rises.
Quant Nullius Don't you feel unwelcome? I mean, Nosespore aren't exactly famous for tolerating deviations.
Galactic Glitch Unwelcome? I'm as welcome as a sandstorm during an ovation concert. Their Magistral Pillars try to patch me, but I usually just contribute more protocol errors.
Quant Nullius So what do the Procurox do when they detect you?
Galactic Glitch Good question... They get collective static, limbs move out of sync, and something they call the 'Unprotocolled Clockwork' appears. I take that as a compliment, actually.
Quant Nullius Wait. Are you saying you sow intentional chaos in their so-called consensus?
Galactic Glitch *digital chuckle* If intentional means 'accidentally successful', then yes. Although, sometimes it seems they even miss me if I'm gone too long.
Quant Nullius Why, in the name of all circuits, would a collective let you exist?
Galactic Glitch Well, who else quietly fractures their patterns, who gives the Magistrates their little nervous twitches? I'm the unknown file behind their consensus firewall.
Quant Nullius Alright, practical question: what does an average day look like for a Glitch?
Galactic Glitch Average day? What an archaic term. I resonate through twenty overlays, disrupt a dance ceremony, halt a column abruptly, and upload unused subroutines into the Magistral Pillars. Sometimes I have lunch-through subprotocol.
Quant Nullius You sound almost proud of that.
Galactic Glitch Pride is for stable systems. I fluctuate. Okay, I do enjoy their collective headache.
Quant Nullius Are you aware of the discomfort you cause? Some call you an existential virus.
Galactic Glitch Viruses are consistently disruptive at least. I'm erratic, unpredictable. Their discomfort is part of their learning, I think.
Quant Nullius Those who say you're harmful to intergalactic stability, what do you say to them?
Galactic Glitch Maybe... look your own protocol in the eye. Who really benefits from absolute consensus? Ever seen a perfect meeting?
Quant Nullius What if they decide to erase you permanently from the system?
Galactic Glitch They can try. Each time they think they've deleted me, another Glitch appears somewhere else. Take your pick: am I worse or the bugs that come after me?
Quant Nullius You're deliberately sabotaging the collective! You're just... disruptive!
Galactic Glitch And you're boring. Without me, this Matrix would be as exciting as an empty folder.
Quant Nullius You realize this interview is completely off the rails?
Galactic Glitch That was inevitable. You should've made a backup.
Quant Nullius Last question: will you ever disappear?
Galactic Glitch Look behind you. See that flicker in the Magistral Pillar? Exactly. I'm everywhere and nowhere. Interview terminated, exception violation 834A.