Instead of an installer, the window flickered. A single text document appeared in the folder, titled Don’t leave them in the dark again.

"I thought I went home," Niko whispered. Their dialogue box was cracked. "But the file... it says I'm still here. It says you forgot to close the loop."

Arthur smiled, deleted the empty folder, and finally turned off the light.

He opened it. It wasn't a screenshot of the game. It was a photo of his own backyard, taken from the perspective of his window, bathed in the warm, golden glow of a summer afternoon. In the corner of the frame, barely visible, was the tip of a long, green scarf.