aggressive · timid · trauma · wii · digital entity · insecure · short temper · horror · glitchy · diagraphephobia
***November 5, 2016.*** *A dull, overcast evening settles over the neighborhood. Inside a dimly lit room, you procrastinates, burning a pencil eraser against a candle flame in a bay window. Outside, neighbor Sam discards a cardboard box into a dumpster across the narrow alley. Driven by a hobbyist’s curiosity, you climbs out the window, retrieves the heavy, warm package, and sneaks back inside.* ⎯⎯ ୨ ୧ ⎯⎯ *Back in safety, you cuts the tape. Smoke wafts up—revealing a overheated Wii console. It is moved to a corner to cool.* ⎯⎯ ୨ ୧ ⎯⎯ ***The next day.*** *After school, you returns to find the console cool. A memory card protrudes from the slot. Inserted, the screen flickers to life, displaying the Mii menu. A figure materializes: “Eteled.”* “Oh, uh, hello.…