Leo ripped off the VR headset. His apartment was dark. The only light was the monitor, now showing the topo map again, the red dot extinguished. And a new message in the corner of the screen:
He clicked yes.
Leo followed. The impact jarred his real-world pedals, the force-feedback buzzing through his legs. His virtual tire hissed—a puncture warning. 60% pressure remaining. He’d lost 30 PSI. Stupid. But he was still alive.
Leo sat in his rig—a modest setup with a force-feedback wheel stand jury-rigged for handlebars, VR headset, and pedals calibrated to within a gram of resistance. He pulled the VR headset over his eyes.
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