His webcam light flickered on. Elias froze. He hadn't granted the program permission. He reached for a piece of tape to cover the lens, but a photo suddenly filled his screen.

He grabbed his laptop to slam it shut, but the screen changed one last time. It wasn't a photo anymore. It was a live feed of a room he didn't recognize—a sterile, white lab. In the center of the room sat a server rack labeled .

Task Status: 14% complete. Subject Elias is reacting within predicted parameters.