Ben reached for the Omnitrix, but the interface was scrambled. "If this is S04E04," Ben muttered, his eyes narrowing, "then I know how this episode ends."
In this world, the audio was "dual." He could hear his own thoughts echoing in a language he didn’t speak, a haunting overlap of two realities. Before him stood a pixelated version of himself, a glitching doppelgänger that moved with the stutter of a low frame rate. Ben reached for the Omnitrix, but the interface
He didn't watch the episode. He simply closed the lid, leaned back, and watched the real stars through the window, grateful for a world that didn't come with subtitles or mirror links. Ben reached for the Omnitrix