The character stopped mining and turned around. It didn't have a face—just a mirror-like surface where the features should be. Elias saw his own terrified reflection in the 8-bit sprite.
The screen went black. In the silence of the room, Elias heard a faint, rhythmic sound coming from somewhere deep inside his own chest. Clink. Clink. Clink. Miner_2.exe
The fan on his PC began to scream, spinning at a speed that shouldn't be possible. The smell of ozone and burning plastic filled the room. One final message appeared on the screen, flickering in time with his heartbeat: The character stopped mining and turned around