He never told anyone what he chose. But sometimes, late at night, his friends see him in co-op games. He never speaks on the mic. His character model is always a little… wrong. A Shepard wearing armor from a DLC that was never made. Firing a gun that doesn’t exist. And when you examine his profile, his account creation date is just four words:

The “ Mass Effect 3 Ultimate Collector’s Edition-3DM ” is still on his shelf. He hasn’t deleted it. He can’t. Because last week, he found a new save file. A character he never made.

The install was a nightmare. Custom launchers. DLL injections. A note in the README in broken English: “Beware the Leviathan of Dis. Some data not for mortal eyes.” Jian laughed. He was twenty. Everything was for mortal eyes.

Check your Task Manager.