He froze. In the video, the digital version of himself froze too.
As the number began to tick down rapidly, Elias realized the "Ad" hadn't downloaded a file into his phone. It had downloaded him into the network. Outside, the real world began to pixelate, the sky turning that same bruised violet. Ad downloaded file
His thumb hovered over the "Upgrade" button that had appeared. The price wasn't listed in dollars. It was a countdown of his remaining heartbeats. He froze