But there was something on the chair.

Elias hesitated. He knew he wouldn't. The magic would fade. He would update his graphics drivers, he would download the new version, he would move on with his life. That was the nature of software. It consumed the past to build the future.

Elias went to the kitchen to pour a glass of water. He looked out the window at the night sky. It was overcast, the stars hidden behind thick clouds of gray.