When the sun rose, the room was empty. The computer was gone. The desk was gone.

– His cooling fan began to whine, a high-pitched mechanical scream.

On the floor, where the chair had been, lay a single, physical CD-ROM. Hand-written on the surface in black marker were the words: 💡 Stay Safe Online Never download files from unverified sources . Always run an antivirus scan on .zip files before opening. If a site looks like it’s from 1998, tread carefully .