“This isn’t a mod,” Marco stammered, trying to Alt+F4. The keys didn’t work. The HUD laughed at him. A notification popped up, the same kind you get when you unlock an achievement:
Message: “You wanted the future, CJ. Don’t cry when the past fights back.” “This isn’t a mod,” Marco stammered, trying to Alt+F4
Marco watched in horror as the real world behind his monitor began to pixelate. The walls of his room dissolved into low-poly textures. The floor turned into a CS: Source grid. He looked down at his own hands—they were becoming a modded skin: “Player_Model_Marco_v2.dff” “This isn’t a mod
He wasn’t playing the mod anymore. The mod was playing him. ” Marco stammered