The next morning, Ryan found Emily catatonic in front of the server, the USB drive still lodged in her computer. The screen displayed a single, looping frame: "98. Authorizing access..."
The footage ended abruptly, with a cryptic message on the screen: "98. Portal Established."
As they dug deeper, strange occurrences began to plague them. Equipment malfunctioned, and some colleagues reported eerie, glitchy visuals on their screens. It was as if the file had unleashed a digital ripple effect.
As Emily and Ryan pieced together the truth, they began to experience strange side effects. Their perceptions of reality started to blur, and they found themselves able to manipulate digital objects with their minds.
