"Connection established. Searching for peripheral: HUMAN_01."

Against every instinct honed over a decade of tech support, Leo ran it. The screen didn't flicker. The fan didn't spin up. Instead, every single USB port on his workstation began to pulse with a faint, rhythmic blue light.

He realized then that he hadn't downloaded a driver. He had downloaded an invitation. And whatever was on the other end of that "Usb x64 rar" was now very, very interested in the hardware of his house.