Maya stared at the terminal. The error message was a deep, angry red against the black screen:
127.0.0.1. Localhost. The packet hadn't come from the relay. It had come from inside Satellite 1's own machine. But the RenPy Sync client wasn't configured to listen locally. It only accepted connections from the master server's IP.
When it desynced, it was a waking nightmare. renpy sync server
"You shouldn't have tried to sync us, Maya. Some stories want to be told alone."
Maya's hands trembled over the keyboard. She opened the active player session for Satellite 1. The camera feed showed a young woman in a dimly lit room, smiling softly at her screen. On the screen, the game was frozen. Not crashed. Frozen. The sprite of Eos, a girl with starlight in her hair, was looking directly at the camera. Directly at her . Maya stared at the terminal
[INFO] satellite_1: Voluntary desync. Reason: "She finally noticed me."
[BUFFER] Incoming packet 2848: <CORRUPT> | SOURCE: 127.0.0.1:54322 The packet hadn't come from the relay
She replayed the buffer.