0 of the story, or should we a specific scene from this one?

Elias began his practiced story about a server crash in 2022, but mid-sentence, the room shuddered. The walls flickered from white to a deep, bruised purple. Sarah’s suit changed from gray to a sharp, electric blue. "Wait," Elias stammered. "What just happened?"

The job posting hadn't listed a company name, only a set of coordinates and a cryptic requirement: “Must be comfortable with iterative reality.”