On her 23rd attempt, the game crashes.
With a final, desperate breath, she flips the switch. shockwave flash crash
She reaches for the power strip. Her fingers touch the red switch. On her 23rd attempt, the game crashes
Then, her audio interface emits a piercing shriek. The subwoofer under her desk thumps once, hard enough to knock a coffee cup to the floor. All her monitors go dark. On her 23rd attempt
The "Press Space to Climb" prompt reappears.
She sits in the dark, heart pounding. She reaches for her phone to call IT, but the screen on the phone is also dark. Not off. Dark. She feels, rather than hears, a low frequency pulse through the floor.
The monitors die. The hum stops. The hallway goes dark. The silence is absolute.