Suddenly, a loud thump echoed from the floorboards above. They were in the house.

: Insert the disc and pray to the optical drive gods. The drive whirred like a dying helicopter. Elias held his breath.

"99.2%... 99.5%..." Elias chanted. The installation bar was a blue line of hope in a grey world.

"Just stay at 99%," Elias whispered, his fingers trembling over the mouse. "Don't you dare crash now."