The video wasn't a recording of a person; it was a recording of a transmission disguised as a human. The double extension wasn't a glitch—it was a container. Deep within the second .mp4 layer was a map of the facility Elias was currently sitting in, with one room highlighted:
When the file finally plays, the footage is grainy, stripped of color, and lacks audio for the first thirty seconds.
: A sharp, rhythmic clicking starts. It sounds like a Geiger counter, but the pulses translate into binary.