The character on the screen sighed, a plume of animated steam rising into the cold air. "Because you aren't watching a stream. You're watching a mirror."

Leo tumbled forward, not into his bedroom floor, but onto the tiled roof of the Tendo Dojo. Below him, the sky was a perfect, cel-shaded blue. He looked down at his own hands; they were outlined in thick, black ink.

It was 2:00 AM, and the blue light of the laptop was the only thing keeping Leo awake. He had been chasing nostalgia all night, finally landing on a grainy, ad-heavy page: Ranma ½ (Dub) Episode 82.

He lunged to close the tab, but the "X" button retreated from his cursor. The screen began to stretch, the plastic bezel of the monitor melting like wax. A hand, drawn in bold ink lines with a red sleeve, reached out from the display and grabbed Leo’s collar.

Suddenly, the "gogo" watermark in the corner began to rotate, faster and faster, until it became a swirling vortex of pixels. A splash of cold water hit Leo’s face—real water, smelling of ancient springs and cedar wood.

The episode timer ticked toward zero, and the tab finally closed itself.

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