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Elias frowned. A gimmick? He checked his thermostat; it was set to a steady 72. Yet, a phantom chill began to creep up his ankles. He ignored it and kept playing. He found a discarded burger wrapper—empty. He found a nickel—useless.

Elias froze. His name wasn't in his user profile. He tried to Alt-Tab out, but the keys were unresponsive. He reached for the power button on his PC, but a sharp, stinging pain shot through his finger—static electricity, or something more. File: Homeless.Simulator.zip ...

Elias watched on his monitor as the game camera entered his own room. He saw the back of his own head, hunched over the keyboard. Item Acquired: The Lease, the screen flashed. Elias frowned