For the first time in three years, Marcus heard his own heartbeat. It wasn’t in 4K. It wasn’t scored by a Xylos orchestra. It was just… a beat.

“I can feel… interest rates ?” Brittany screamed, her human body twitching on screen.

The Xylos queen, inhabiting Brittany’s body, took a bite of a cracker and wept. “The crunch. It’s so… pointless . I love it.”