Then, a text box appeared at the bottom, but it wasn't game dialogue. It was a system prompt: “The crack is complete. Reality is now unfrozen.”
I had bypassed the DRM, but I’d forgotten to check what the game was allowed to take in return. Then, a text box appeared at the bottom,
I reached for the power button, but my fingers wouldn't move. They were numb, pale, and dusted with snow. I looked down to see that the carpet beneath my desk was gone, replaced by a deep, freezing drift. I wasn't in my apartment anymore. I was in the game, and somewhere out in the digital pines, something was crunching through the snow toward me. I reached for the power button, but my fingers wouldn't move
I typed it into the search bar, my fingers heavy with exhaustion: I wasn't in my apartment anymore