A prompt appeared in stark white text: Aris typed 'Y' and hit Enter.
He had found the link on SOCIGAMES, a notorious underground forum for experimental, hyper-realistic indie games. The thread had no reviews, only a cryptic warning from the uploader: Once you execute the file, there is no going back. Download The Point of No Return [v0.35] В» SOCIGAMES
He wasn't in his hallway. He was standing at the edge of a massive, procedurally generated labyrinth made of concrete and glowing fiber-optic cables. High above, in the simulated sky, giant floating text read: A prompt appeared in stark white text: Aris
Aris smiled, impressed by the game's dedication. He stood up and walked to his bedroom door. He turned the handle. It wouldn't budge. He locked and unlocked it repeatedly, but the heavy metal bolt felt fused to the frame. He wasn't in his hallway
