Lena nods slowly. “The patch notes didn’t mention this .” She holds up the photograph. “But I think I know what they meant by ‘Temporal affinity cascade.’ It’s not a bug. It’s a feature they’re scared to name.”
You do. For a split second, your fingers phase through the door handle. Solid again. Solid again. Bright Past Version 0.99.5
You reach out and take her hand. Warm. Solid. No glitch. Lena nods slowly
“Then let’s find out,” you say.