He looked out his window. It was a sunny afternoon in Chicago. But the video showed a twilight-soaked intersection with neon signs in a language he didn't recognize.

In the center of the frame, a person in a heavy grey coat stood perfectly still, staring directly into the camera lens. They held up a small, hand-drawn sign. On it was written a single line of text:

I can pivot this into hard sci-fi , cyberpunk , or even a glitch-horror vibe if you have a specific vision for this file!