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"Don't, Leo. It's a credit-feeder. You only get one life out here."

And Leo pressed .

> YOUR FATHER HAS BEEN DRAFTED. HIGH SCORE TO BRING HIM HOME. CONTINUE? fba4droid roms

Inside, the ROMs sat in neat, alphabetical rows. 1941.zip. Alien vs. Predator. Cadillacs and Dinosaurs. His father had set this up years ago, a digital ark of every arcade game from the Golden Age. To Leo, it was a museum of a world he barely remembered.

The screen went black. No boot logo, no warning. Then, a single line of green text appeared. "Don't, Leo

From the dark, a distorted, familiar voice crackled from the tablet’s cheap speaker.

Leo’s heart hammered. He reached for the screen, but his thumb hovered. The world outside wasn't a pixelated brawler. It was real. And the static in the air smelled like ozone and burnt solder. > YOUR FATHER HAS BEEN DRAFTED

> SYSTEM LINK ESTABLISHED. LOCATE PLAYER 2.

The tablet vibrated. On the sidewalk outside his window, a streetlamp flickered and died.