He lunged for the power cord, but before his hand could reach it, his monitors transformed. The dual screens merged into a single, seamless display of his own face, captured from inside the webcam he’d taped over months ago. In the photo, the tape was gone.
Curiosity, the career-killer of every sysadmin, got the better of him. He bypassed the security prompts and double-clicked. ImgLogger.exe
He picked it up to see a notification from his own photo gallery. “New memory: 0 seconds ago.” He opened it. The image was a high-resolution photo of the back of his own head, taken from the exact corner of the room where the vent met the ceiling. Elias froze. There was no camera there. A second buzz. “New memory: 0 seconds ago.” He lunged for the power cord, but before