The camera suddenly jerks upward, as if someone picked it up. For a split second, the person filming is visible in the reflection of the oven door.
Elias froze. The person holding the camera was wearing the exact same hoodie he was wearing right now. The room behind the cameraman wasn't the kitchen from the video—it was Elias’s current office. Project_11-07(2)_HD 720p_LOW_FR25mp4
The girl turns her head 180 degrees to look directly into the lens. Her face is a smear of compression artifacts, but her eyes are clear, dark, and wide. "Project 11-07 is a loop, Elias," she whispers. The video cuts to black. The camera suddenly jerks upward, as if someone picked it up
The frame rate is choppy—25 frames per second, but dropping lower. The girl begins to whisper. The audio is muffled, but Elias turns his speakers up until the static hum fills the room. "It’s not time yet," she says. "The export isn't finished." The person holding the camera was wearing the