The screen flickered, then bloomed. Suddenly, his cramped apartment was flooded with the digital glow of turquoise water and sand so white it looked like powdered sugar. He clicked the first result, and the image expanded to fill his twin monitors.

He didn't think about his deadlines or the rain hitting his actual window. He simply leaned forward and stepped through the resolution.

He watched a notification pop up on his computer's desktop: System Idle.