The screen went black. When the lights came back on, Elias felt different. He felt... optimized. He walked to the kitchen, and as the toast began to burn, he realized he didn't mind. It was exactly what the script called for. If you'd like to take this story further, let me know: Should Elias try to ? Is there a "Developer" he can contact?

"User 'Elias' has been successfully deprecated. Initializing Version 2.0."

As the progress bar reached 99%, he saw a final file appear on his desktop: Readme_First.txt . He clicked it. It contained a single line: