The camera zoomed in on the monitor. It was the code for Resident Evil Village . But it was wrong. Lines of script had been crossed out in red. New lines had been added in green—the same green as the trainer. Comments in the code read: // FIX ENDING // REMOVE SACRIFICE // LET HIM LIVE // LET HIM GO HOME // LET HIM SEE ROSE GROW UP // HE’S SUFFERED ENOUGH // WHY WON’T YOU LET HIM SUFFER ENOUGH?

He pressed .

A single line of text appeared, typed out letter by letter in that same green glow: “Do you want to know how it really ends, Ethan?” A / NO prompt.