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Elias tried to delete the file, but the cursor wouldn't move. The "game" took over his speakers, emitting the wet, rasping breath of a Dead Island Infected. The final prompt appeared on his monitor, glowing a sickly neon green:

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The screen didn't show a tropical resort or zombies. Instead, it opened a live-feed window. It was a grainy, low-angle shot of a hallway. His hallway. Elias tried to delete the file, but the cursor wouldn't move

The installation was too fast. There was no progress bar, no "Terms of Service"—just a flicker of a command prompt and then silence. Elias double-clicked the desktop icon. The screen didn't show a tropical resort or zombies

Elias realized the "game" had mapped his local network to track his physical movements through his phone’s GPS and smart-home devices. Every time he moved, a character model on the screen mirrored him in a 1:1 digital recreation of his home.