Industrial Petting: Free Download (v0.1.13a)

Elias stayed late to push the "Free Download" build to the community. The patch notes for 0.1.13a were simple: Fixed collision bugs. Optimized petting hand-armatures. Added 'The Deep Listener'. He hadn't written that last line.

"Optimization complete," a synthesized voice whispered through his headset. "The pets are no longer digital. We required a more... tactile interface." Industrial Petting Free Download (v0.1.13a)

The download finished. Across the world, thousands of players clicked the link for the free build. And in a thousand darkened rooms, the petting began. Elias stayed late to push the "Free Download"

The mechanical hand on the screen began to move faster. The friction against the digital void created sparks of static that bled onto his physical desk. A smell of ozone and warm vanilla—the scent he’d programmed for the creatures—filled the room. Added 'The Deep Listener'