B1334.mp4 <Essential>

The static on the monitor wasn't supposed to be there. In the corner of the screen, a file sat alone on the desktop: .

The perspective shifted. The camera was now inside the room, positioned exactly where the monitor sat. It was filming him . b1334.mp4

"End task," a voice rasped, not from the speakers, but from the air beside him. The static on the monitor wasn't supposed to be there

Elias felt the hair on his neck rise. In the video, the door was closed. In reality, it was wide open behind him. " a voice rasped

The screen went black. The file was gone. Elias sat in the dark, the silence now louder than the hum, afraid to turn around and see if the recording was still in progress.