Leo pressed "Allow."
The second strange thing happened that night. He opened his messaging app. All the old chats were there, but new ones had appeared. Conversations he never had. With people he didn't know. One read: "Leo, we've granted you access to the source. Use it wisely. The subscription isn't money. It's consequence."
And next to it, in smaller text: Upgrade to Your Freedom+ to unlock: ALTER MEMORY, REWIND CHOICE, SKIP GRIEF.
Leo hesitated. He knew the risks. Malware. Bricked phones. A one-way ticket to being a botnet zombie. But the greyed-out buttons were laughing at him. He clicked the link.
He deleted the messages. He told himself it was a mod glitch.
He laughed nervously, closed the map, and went to his old favorite spot.