His hands shook. He tried to Alt+F4. Nothing. Ctrl+Alt+Del. Nothing. The only key that worked was the down arrow.
Not Sonic. Himself . A grainy, low-res face rendered in the sky, eyes wide, mouth slightly open. The same webcam angle from his laptop. It updated in real time. He blinked. The sky blinked back.
Leo pressed the up arrow.
He was looking at himself.
Green Hill looked… too perfect. The palm trees swayed in a wind that didn't exist. The water was unnaturally blue, almost painful to look at. And Sonic stood there, idle animation playing on loop, but his eyes weren't blinking. They were just staring. Slightly left of the camera. Sonic Gdk Green Hill Paradise Act 1 Download
Then darkness.
And then a text box appeared. No character portrait. Just words, typed in real time: His hands shook
And the download button is still there.
Leo's breath caught.