Ship Sinking — Simulator Download

He scrambled to his feet, splashing through the rapidly rising water to get to the door. He grabbed the handle, but it wouldn't budge. He was trapped.

A heavy, wet thud echoed in the corner of his room. Arthur jumped, spinning his chair around. There was nothing there but his bookshelf and a pile of laundry. He laughed at himself, shaking his head. The atmosphere was getting to him.

His browser didn't open a standard storefront. Instead, a bare, black webpage appeared with a single, massive progress bar. There were no screenshots, no reviews, and no hardware requirements. Downloading: ship_sinking_simulator_v1.0.exe... 12% Ship Sinking Simulator Download

At that exact moment, a thunderous CRACK ripped through Arthur's apartment.

The progress bar reappeared at the bottom of the screen, flashing a new message: Simulation complete. Environment sync... 100% He scrambled to his feet, splashing through the

He tried to move his hand to the mouse to close the program, but his fingers were numb with cold.

In the center of his screen was a perfect, highly-detailed cross-section of a luxury ocean liner. A heavy, wet thud echoed in the corner of his room

But as the water flooded the virtual compartments on screen, a sudden, frigid draft blasted through Arthur’s bedroom. He shivered violently, pulling his sweater tight. He checked his window—it was shut tight. Yet, the air smelled heavily of salt, brine, and old, wet iron.