Alex had been obsessed with the urban legends surrounding the survival horror game BIGFOOT. The official updates had stopped years ago, but rumors persisted about a "Final Cut" that the developers had abandoned because it was too disturbing. When he finally saw the link on a Romanian file-sharing site—FiИ™ier: BIGFOOT.v4.4.Incl.ALL.DLC.zip—his heart skipped.

Alex froze. The room in the window was his own. He could see the back of his own head on the screen, lit by the glow of the monitor.

The game finally flickered to life. The graphics were photorealistic, far beyond what the original engine could handle. His character was already in the woods, but the "All DLC" promised in the filename wasn't new maps or skins. It was a live feed. In the corner of the screen, a small window showed a grainy, night-vision view of a bedroom.

Write a where Alex investigates the "SIGHTINGS" folder