Later That Night, Dubai
The day had been long but deeply satisfying. The group had played until they reached their daily usage limit on Lucid.
Matt was the first to sigh in frustration when the system prompt appeared, announcing that their usage time had ended for the day.
"I finally get it," he said, stretching his arms as his Lucid powered down. "Now I see why you put that restriction there, Liam."
Liam looked up from his seat, smiling. "Oh? And what did you figure out?"
"That you basically saved the world," Matt said dramatically, earning a laugh from Harper. "No, seriously. Without that time limit, we'd never log off. I can't even feel tired when I play on this thing. It's insane."
Harper nodded in agreement. "Yeah, I noticed that too. I don't even feel hunger or eye strain. It's like my body doesn't care that I've been in there for hours."
