In the video, the "other" Elias looks directly into the camera lens and whispers, though there is no audio: "It’s time to switch."
Terrified, Elias tries to delete the file, but his computer freezes. The video continues to play on its own. The figure in the doorway finally steps into the light of the hallway. It’s Elias himself, wearing the exact same coffee-stained hoodie he has on right now.
At that exact moment, the power in Elias’s apartment cuts out. In the reflection of his darkened monitor, he sees the wooden door from the video standing right behind him in his own hallway—a door that wasn't there five minutes ago.
When he double-clicks the file, the video is silent. It’s a fixed-angle shot of a simple, unremarkable wooden door in a dimly lit hallway. The timestamp in the corner reads , but the date is curiously absent.
Elias pauses the video and zooms in. The note has his own name on it: