Superb!t.exe -

My desk lamp flickered. A thin trail of black, ink-like smoke began to curl out of my PC’s cooling vents. On the screen, the second Cursor had reached mine. They merged, and the monitor turned into a perfect, dark mirror.

For a second, I didn't see my reflection. I saw the labyrinth, and I saw the Cursor—blinking, waiting for me to move the mouse. superB!T.exe

I pulled the power plug. The PC stayed on for three full seconds after the cord hit the floor. When it finally died, the room smelled like ozone and old paper. I’ve never plugged that machine back in, but sometimes at night, I hear a rhythmic, wet clicking coming from under my desk. My desk lamp flickered

As I reached the center of the "map," the music—a haunting, slowed-down version of a dial-up handshake—cut out. A second sprite appeared. It was a mirror image of my Cursor, but it moved only when I didn't. They merged, and the monitor turned into a