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The weight in Elias's hand grew warmer. The game camera panned to the digital front door. Something was tapping on the other side.

He moved the character—an identical digital twin of himself—through the hallway. The physics were uncanny. He could see the slight scuff marks on the floorboards where he’d dragged his bike last week. File: Guntastic.zip ...

He looked back at the screen. He made his character pick up the gun. The moment the digital hand closed around the grip, Elias felt a cold, metallic weight settle into his own right palm. The weight in Elias's hand grew warmer

"Cute," Elias muttered, his heart rate picking up. "Someone mapped the building." Elias felt a cold

No smoke. No casing. Just the smell of ozone and the weight of a weapon he couldn't see.