Thief: Identity

He went to the nearest ATM, three blocks away, his breath coming in shallow hitches. He shoved his debit card into the slot. He typed his PIN with trembling fingers. The screen didn’t show his balance. It simply flickered once and swallowed the card. A message appeared in stark, white letters: Account Closed. Please contact your local branch.

Should we follow the as he tries to survive on the run? Should we see if the new Elias has an even darker secret? Identity Thief

The realization was a physical blow. The thief hadn't just stolen his credit card numbers; he had performed a hostile takeover of his soul. Elias realized that because he had spent his life being as unremarkable as possible, no one noticed the swap. To the world, the "new" Elias was simply the version that had finally decided to start living. He went to the nearest ATM, three blocks

A local news segment featured a "Human Interest" story about a generous donation made to the city library’s restoration fund. The donor was a "local philanthropist and rising star in the archival world." The screen showed the man from the lobby’s monitor. He was standing in Elias’s office, wearing Elias’s favorite tweed jacket, shaking hands with the Head Librarian. The screen didn’t show his balance