The scariest thing was that the driver was lonely.
He turned the webcam over in his hands. The rubber band snapped. The clip fell off. And behind the clip, etched into the yellowed plastic where no factory marking should be, was a new line of text: logitech webcam driver c270
12:03:04 - Face detected. Subject: Elderly male. Tremor present. Duration: 14m. Subject’s granddaughter said she loved him. Flagged: Emotional. The scariest thing was that the driver was lonely
A pause. Then: “It’s wireless? I don’t understand. There’s no cord to pull. It’s just… on.” you lying machine
“No, it’s not, you lying machine,” he whispered.
He reached out. And he typed: