The video didn't open in a media player. Instead, the screen flickered to a live feed. The quality was crisp, high-definition, and hauntingly silent. The camera was positioned at the back of a commercial airliner, looking down the center aisle.

Elias moved his mouse. To his horror, the camera angle shifted. He wasn't watching a recording; he was controlling a drone-like view inside a flight that shouldn't exist. He scrolled the wheel, zooming in on a passenger in seat 14C.

The file sat on the corner of the desktop: .

The speakers crackled. A voice, distorted by digital static, filled his room. "If we land, the loop completes. Don't let us land." The countdown hit 00:05.

Elias grabbed the mouse, his hand shaking. He dragged the file toward the Recycle Bin. The cursor resisted. The file felt "heavy," lagging across the screen as if it had physical mass.