He chuckled, then downloaded it.

"You're watching," she said. Her voice was warm, almost kind. "That's fine. Everyone watches at first."

Silence. Rain. His heart pounding.

The white room darkened. Not to black—to a shade Leo had never seen before. A color that didn't exist in nature. A color that felt like remembering a dream you never had.

Leo glanced at his dark monitor's bezel. His face was there, but his eyes were missing. Replaced by two tiny white squares.

The video ended at 05:00 exactly.

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