At first, nothing seemed different. He was standing in the middle of Whiterun, the familiar music swelling. But then, he moved the mouse.
He froze. His name wasn't in the game files. It wasn't his character's name.
Suddenly, his webcam light flickered on. The game screen split. On the left, the dark interior of Whiterun; on the right, a grainy video feed of Elias sitting at his desk. But in the video feed, standing directly behind his chair, was the shadow from the game.