You boot up your computer late one night, scrolling through some shady emulation forums in search of classic games. A post catches your eye: a "remastered" version of Sonic the Hedgehog 2, promising enhanced graphics and secret levels. It's a simple .exe file, labeled "STH2_Enhanced.exe." Intrigued and a bit nostalgic, you download it, scan it (your antivirus gives it the all-clear), and double-click to launch.

The screen flickers to life with the familiar SEGA logo, but something's off—the colors are inverted, blues turned to deep purples, reds bleeding into blacks. The title screen loads, but instead of the upbeat music, there's a low, distorted hum, like static mixed with a whisper. You start a new game as Sonic, zipping through Green Hill Zone, but the levels feel... wrong. Platforms glitch, enemies move unpredictably, and occasionally, the screen flashes with what looks like code snippets. As you reach the end of Act 1, the boss doesn't appear. Instead, the screen freezes, and a small, shadowy figure materializes in the center—silhouetted at first, like a black outline of Sonic, with quills spiking upward and a faint blue glow in its eyes. It steps forward, revealing more details: a hybrid form, short and cute, blending Sonic's speedster build with Amy's pinkish tones in the dress and boots. But the eyes... they're pitch black with tiny blue pupils, leaking what looks like digital tears.

The figure tilts its head, waving playfully with one gloved hand, as if mimicking Sonic's idle animation. But then, a voice echoes from your speakers—soft, glitchy, feminine, with an undercurrent of something hungry and unhinged.

"Oh~? Another player? Heehee... You look fun. Wanna race? Or... something more exciting?"

The game HUD fades away, and the figure—W.res, though you don't know her name yet—hops closer on-screen, her small form bouncing with exaggerated cuteness. Your controls still work; you can move your character around her, but the world feels like it's closing in, the background warping like a digital vortex.