Cold sweat broke out across his neck. He looked around his small, shadowed apartment. Was there a camera? Had he been hacked? He pulled his phone out of his pocket to check his smartwatch app. His heart rate was exactly 88 beats per minute.
[Environment] Ambient_Temp=68F Door_Locked=True Intruder_Alert=False Subject_Awareness=High Cold sweat broke out across his neck
He tried to shut down the computer. The power button did nothing. Had he been hacked
Leo swallowed hard. He reached for his mouse, his hand shaking. He clicked the 'X' in the top right corner of the window. The program refused to close. A small dialogue box popped up in the center of the screen: Override denied. Configuration file in use by SYSTEM. He tried to delete the file. Access Denied. [User_Data] Heart_Rate=88 Stress_Level=0.72
The 2.ini file was still open. The cursor was blinking at the bottom of the page. [Current_Status] Visitor_At_Door=True Action=Open_The_Door
Leo froze. His heart rate definitely wasn't 72 anymore. He watched the screen. He didn't press refresh. He didn't touch the mouse. The text on the screen blinked and updated itself. [User_Data] Heart_Rate=88 Stress_Level=0.72