The Wake Of Lighthd Today

With a deep breath, Elias didn't polish the lens. Instead, he tilted it just three degrees to the left.

Should we explore how the reacted to their new, "low-res" world, or shall we follow Elias as he descends from the spires ?

"The resolution is dropping in Sector 7," his comms crackled. "We're seeing artifacts. Real-world lag."

To the citizens, this was a catastrophe. To Elias, those grey flickers were beautiful. They looked like... home.

The Wake was still there, but the "HD" had been replaced by something the city had forgotten: a sunset that didn't need to be rendered to be beautiful.