He wrote back:
It’s impact. And that one is infinite.
A grainy shot of a laptop screen. PES 2010. Injury time. Liverpool vs. Everton. Kuyt, number 18, sliding in a rebound. The score: 2-1. And at the top of the screen, a user-modified team name that wasn’t in the original database: . Pes 2010 Database
He filtered for Liverpool. There was Kuyt. Official stamina: 93. Official work rate: High. But Marco remembered the community debate. ElderMillwallFan’s dad was right—Kuyt’s hidden “Consistency” stat was an 8 (out of 8). And his “Teamwork” was 98. That’s why he felt like he never stopped running.
Marco was a data analyst for a mid-sized sports tech firm in 2024. His job was to build predictive models for modern football transfers. But at night, in the quiet glow of his basement, Marco had a secret hobby: he was the curator of the PES 2010 Database . He wrote back: It’s impact
Below the photo, a short message:
Marco opened his master file: PES2010_Database_Final_v7.4.xlsm . PES 2010
One evening, Marco received an email from a user named . “Marco. My dad and I used to play PES 2010 every Sunday. He passed last month. He always played as Liverpool. He swore Kuyt’s in-game work rate was higher than the official stat. Do you have the original database? I want to replay our last unfinished season.” Marco felt a familiar ache in his chest. He had received dozens of such messages over the years. A son missing his father. A group of college friends reuniting virtually. A player in a war zone wanting to feel normal again.
“We did it. Thank you for keeping the memory alive.”