Alex went into his PC settings. Remove Device. Search for Device. He held the 'Sync' button until his thumb turned white. On the screen, a list of random neighbors' TVs appeared—but no controller.
The Brick wasn’t actually broken; it was just stubborn. It held a grudge from the time Alex dropped it after a particularly brutal boss fight in Elden Ring . Since then, it had developed a personality—specifically, the personality of a lazy cat. Alex went into his PC settings
One Friday night, Alex sat down for a marathon session. He pressed the central button. A faint, mocking blink of white light teased him, then faded into darkness. "Don't do this to me," Alex whispered. He began : it had developed a personality—specifically