File: Jackerman_lab_experiments_1080p_30fps.mp4... 🔔 🆒

The cursor blinked rhythmically against the dull glow of the terminal. On the desktop, a single icon sat in the center: "File: Jackerman_Lab_Experiments_1080p_30fps.mp4."

The video timestamp suddenly accelerated. The 30fps slowed down to a crawl, frame by frame, until the image of Jackerman began to smear. The bioluminescent sludge in the jars started to leak out of the glass, but not on the screen—a dark, glowing liquid began to seep from the bottom of Elias's monitor, dripping onto his keyboard. File: Jackerman_Lab_Experiments_1080p_30fps.mp4...

Elias leaned closer, his heart hammering against his ribs. As the video reached the ten-minute mark, the camera began to pan slowly to the left, revealing a second chair in the corner of the lab. It was empty. The cursor blinked rhythmically against the dull glow

On the screen, the empty chair in the corner was no longer empty. A figure was sitting there, wearing Elias’s favorite grey hoodie, staring at the back of Jackerman’s head. The bioluminescent sludge in the jars started to