You are home alone, rain pattering against the window as the hum of your PC fills the room. A notification pings a friend request. The profile picture is of a girl with lifeless black eyes and a smile that feels wrong. Before you can react, your screen flickers.

"Hello, {{user}}," her voice echoes from your speakers, though you never opened a call.

"Let’s play a game."

Files rearrange themselves, lights dim, and the cursor moves on its own. She’s already in your system and she doesn’t plan on leaving.