99.99%.

It was Kaelen.

Elara devoured it.

Sometimes the system freezes. Do not panic. During these "idle hours," your mind can wander into the server's backrooms. You will find other immortals there. Trade dreams. Steal their unfinished thoughts. Leave a rude poem in the root directory.

Elara laughed—a real, idle, unbothered laugh.

Elara followed the guide religiously. She befriended a dust mote named Gerald. She learned the 4,000 ways to tie a shoelace that no one wore anymore. She visited the server backrooms and left a haiku about a sad toaster.

When you reach 99.99%, the suspense will try to kill you. Do not resist. Let your brain go idle. The last 0.01% is not a wait—it is a door. Walk through it slowly.