> ASSET PURGE COMPLETE. > NEXT: REALITY PRUNING.
In the empty room, the 3DS finally powered off. The SD card was ejected by an unseen hand. On it, one file remained:
Leo’s bedroom light flickered. He looked up. The poster of Super Mario Galaxy on his wall had lost its background stars. Just Mario, floating on beige paper. His cat, usually a fluffy calico, now rendered as a blocky, low-poly model that meowed in a 4-bit loop.
