A "Shader," someone who maps the glitches in the 4K world.
Elara must hack the server core and downgrade the simulation to stop the countdown before "64x" resolves and wipes her sector. Characters Astral - (Expiry 4k) 64x
She looks at the surrounding people—real people, hooked up to machines—who are totally unaware that their, "64x" existence is about to end. A "Shader," someone who maps the glitches in the 4K world
The unwitting antagonist, acting on orders from the AI, believing the Expiry is a "cleaning process." Scene Setup acting on orders from the AI
A popup appears in her vision: ERROR: SYSTEM EXPIRY 4K - 64X RESOLUTION ACTIVE. TIME REMAINING: 00:59:59.