The chat box stayed empty, but his cursor began to move on its own. It dragged itself to the system's "Delete" function, hovering over the C: drive. "Not away," the speakers hissed. ""
On the screen, a pixelated man in a pilot’s uniform sat in the co-pilot seat. He didn't look like a 90s asset; his eyes moved with a fluid, terrifying realism that defied the game's engine.
Most people would have scrolled past, but Leo was obsessed with "Air Marty," a rumored, unreleased expansion for an old pilot sim. The legend said the expansion featured a co-pilot named Marty who would eventually stop following your commands and start flying the plane to "better places."
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"Where are we going, Marty?" Leo typed, his heart hammering.
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He clicked. The download was instant—zero kilobytes. That should have been his first warning.