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The progress bar hit 2%. Elias looked down and realized he could see the desktop wallpaper through his own chest. He wasn't watching the story. He was being replaced by it. AI responses may include mistakes. Learn more

"Stop watching, Eli," she whispered. The audio was so crisp it felt like she was standing behind him. "If you finish the file, the 'web-rip' is complete." Watch Jessicajoness01e01webripwr-1

The "web-rip" wasn't a copy of a show. The file was "ripping" reality into the drive. The more he watched, the more his own room began to lose its color, fading into the grainy, grey pixels of the video. The smell of ozone and old coffee filled his apartment. The progress bar hit 2%

He opened it. It was a live log of his own heart rate, his current room temperature, and his GPS coordinates. He was being replaced by it

Elias tried to fast-forward. The slider wouldn't budge. He tried to close the window, but his mouse cursor had vanished.

Suddenly, the woman at the counter turned around. She didn't look like Jessica Jones. She looked like Elias’s sister, Sarah, who had gone missing three years ago. She stared directly into the camera lens, her eyes wide and bloodshot.