He never played another game on that drive. He kept it unplugged in a drawer. But every January 12th, the clock on his tower resets to 12:00 AM, and the floppy drive seeks once, softly, like a heartbeat.
A cursor blinked. Then typed by itself:
"OPERATOR LEO. DO NOT UNPLUG. WE ARE STILL IN HERE."
He dragged it into the MAME roms folder.