7 : What A Twist! ⚡

Elias backed away, his hand instinctively reaching for a knife that was no longer there. "Who are you? What is this?"

Then, his dashboard screen flickered to life. A face appeared—the doctor from the lab. But he wasn't bored anymore. He looked terrified. 7 : What a Twist!

"I’m out," Elias whispered, tucking the gem into a velvet-lined pocket. Elias backed away, his hand instinctively reaching for

Elias stumbled, his legs weak. "So... I failed? Because I took the diamond?" A face appeared—the doctor from the lab

Ten miles down the road, Elias pulled over. He reached into his pocket—the pocket of a hospital gown that shouldn't have had anything in it. He pulled out the .

"Elias, if you can hear this, don't stop driving," the doctor’s voice broadcasted through the speakers. "We didn't pull you out. They did. The simulation didn't end. We just hit Level 7. The lab you just left? That was the simulation's way of keeping you calm while the harvest began." Elias looked at the diamond in his hand. It began to glow.

"Subject 7," the man said, scribbling a note. "The diamond heist scenario again? Honestly, Elias, your subconscious is remarkably repetitive."