"I think the game is trying to entice you. Want to give it a try?"
Out of curiosity, I pushed open the door and stepped inside. The air was thick with the smell of burnt circuits and stale coffee. Behind the counter, a bespectacled clerk with a shaggy beard looked up from his computer and greeted me with a nod.
I hesitated for a moment, then nodded. The clerk handed me a worn PC with a single USB port.
I shook my head, still disoriented. "What... what just happened?"
"Welcome back to the real world. How was your experience?"