The emulator booted. The iconic dragon logo appeared, but the colors were off — a sickly green instead of gold. Then the menu loaded. No characters. No "Fight." Just a single option:
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When his roommate found him the next morning, Marco was still sitting in his chair, eyes open, mouth frozen in a silent "Toasty!" And on the laptop screen, a single line of text: The emulator booted