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Agoraphobic Girl Receives a Mystery Gear That Brings Her Nightmares to Life

Hana, a professional gamer with severe agoraphobia, gets new gaming Gear that improves her performance. But soon, she starts to feel uneasy. Hana wonders if the Gear is just boosting her skills or if it’s somehow reading and controlling her mind.

The Title: Latency 2024
Transcript
00:00A gamer named Hana is sent a limited-edition device, which she plans to test for a popular tech company.
00:09As she uses the device for the first time, she discovers that it's capable of reading her mind.
00:14This gets her excited, but as she continues to use it, she starts seeing things, and is now unable to differentiate between real and fake.
00:22A few days earlier, Hana helps one of her friends test a virtual game that sees her kill monsters that invade the room she's in.
00:29While she's at it, she notices that the game has some glitches, and she immediately gives her review to her friend, after which she stops playing.
00:39Just then, her friend thanks her for always helping him, and he tells Hana about an upcoming gaming competition that has a huge payout.
00:46Hana doesn't seem interested in this, because there will be a lot of competitors, and she says that if her friend was paying her well, she wouldn't even consider entering the competition.
00:56After the call ends, she gets something to eat and picks up an old Tetris game to play until she falls asleep.
01:05The next morning, Hana wakes up to a knock on her door.
01:08She's initially shocked because she's not expecting anyone, but as she goes closer to the door,
01:13she realizes that it's a delivery man who is there to drop off a product she's expected to review for a company named CNX.
01:20Despite knowing who is behind the door, Hana still refuses to open it, because she has acute agoraphobia, which makes it hard for her to leave the house.
01:28She then begs the delivery man to step away,
01:30Just leave it there. Leave it all and go.
01:33and stand near the stairs, so she can pick up the box and leave her signature.
01:37The delivery man is confused by this, but he eventually agrees to do what she asks.
01:42Following this, Hana unlocks the door before slightly opening it to confirm that her box is there.
01:48As she then crawls out to pick the box, she sees a strange girl who asks her why she's scared.
01:53Hana says she's not scared, so the girl asks if she can come into her apartment.
01:58However, Hana says she can't let anyone in.
02:01I can't.
02:02And as she notices that the delivery man is already climbing the stairs back up, she quickly runs inside and locks her door.
02:09She feels relieved to have entered the house safely.
02:12And as she's catching her breath, she hears the delivery man asking how she managed to get the product, even though it's not officially out yet.
02:20Hana doesn't say anything, so the delivery man eventually leaves after telling her to have fun anyway.
02:26Have fun.
02:27Shortly after, Hana finally leaves the door and drops the box on a table inside her apartment.
02:32She then calls one of her friends, Jen, to inform her that she just got the package from CNX.
02:38Jen sounds very excited on the phone, and she tells Hana not to open the box until she arrives at the apartment later that day.
02:45Hana agrees to wait for Jen, and after the call ends, she moves around the house to go about her normal day.
02:51A while later, Jen finally gets to the building, and after Hana opens the door for her to come in, they both look happy about unboxing the package from CNX.
03:00While Hana is opening the box, Jen tells her to make an unboxing video.
03:05Shouldn't we do an unboxing video?
03:07But she says it won't be necessary because the product isn't out for the public yet.
03:11Almost immediately, Hana opens the box and finds a device named Omnia inside.
03:17Hana and Jen are surprised by this because there's nothing else inside the box to even make them understand what they're looking at.
03:23However, as Hana touches the device, her gaming monitors blink for a second.
03:28She and Jen notice this, and as they move closer to the gaming setup, they see a message on the screen for Hana to type in a code to activate the device.
03:37After she types in the code, the device takes control of her entire setup,
03:42which then makes it possible for a computer voice to tell Hana to put the device at the back of her head.
03:48Even though she and Jen are shocked by how the Omnia managed to control the speakers, Hana does as she's told.
03:54The device then tells Hana to wait for a calibration process to be completed.
03:58As this is going on, the Omnia mentions that it uses neuroimaging to learn, read, measure, and decode the characteristic patterns of the human brain.
04:08Characteristic patterns of your brain.
04:11While Hana is still enjoying the experience, Jen asks why she and X chose her.
04:16Hana says the company only wanted pro gamers to test the device, so they could leave reviews on how well the Omnia performs.
04:24Jen jokes about how Hana still got the device, despite not being among the best gamers in the world.
04:29Bad review from one of them and it'll be dead upon arrival.
04:32But her friend doesn't seem to care.
04:34Just then, they continue to listen to the Omnia, as it talks about how it has certain capabilities to control Hana's computer and all the programs she uses.
04:42Quite interestingly, the Omnia adds that with time, it will be able to read Hana's mind even before she thinks about something.
04:49Hana is intrigued by this, and as she and Jen also see a real-time image of her brain activity on the computer screen,
04:56the Omnia mentions that she'll have to finish a set of tasks to complete the calibration process.
05:01The first task is typing.
05:03Oh, typing. Cool.
05:05And despite how simple it is, Hana struggles to understand what she's supposed to do.
05:09Meanwhile, Jen cooks up something for both of them, but Hana is too busy with the Omnia to even think about eating yet.
05:15After a while, Hana finally realizes that she can actually complete the test by using her mind to type.
05:22She looks excited by this, and as she shows Jen, her friend looks shocked and can't believe how good the device is.
05:29As Hana then continues completing the other tasks, her landlord knocks on the door.
05:36So Jen goes close to talk to him.
05:38The landlord complains that Hana hasn't paid her rent in a long time, but Jen tells him to be patient.
05:43She also mentions that Hana will pay him soon, but the man sounds impatient.
05:47To get him to leave, Jen tells the landlord to come back in a few days, because Hana would have gotten his money by then.
05:53The man leaves after this, so Jen returns to meet her friend, who is still fully immersed in the calibration process for the Omnia.
06:00Almost immediately,
06:03Jen says she's leaving, and that she'll be available the next day if Hana needs her.
06:08After she leaves, Hana continues the tasks on her computer until the Omnia convinces her to sleep, because she's tired.
06:15Hana initially refuses to leave her desk, but moments later she abandons the computer and goes to bed.
06:21Hana doesn't take the Omnia off before going to bed, and the device continues to monitor her brain activity.
06:27When she wakes up, Hana quickly freshens up to start her day.
06:30Just then she hears the strange girl from the other day knocking on her door.
06:37As Hana goes closer to the door, the girl says she just wants to play.
06:41Hana doesn't seem to understand this, but she tells the girl to meet other kids in the building.
06:45As the girl says she's the only kid around, Hana mentions that while she was a kid, her mom never let her go outside, so she had to play games instead.
06:54She adds that her favorite game was and is still Tetris.
06:57As she suggests lending the girl the game, Hana realizes that the girl is no longer behind the door.
07:03Following this, Hana goes to her room to check a box of her and her late dad's pictures.
07:10She also sees an old ball she used to play with, so she takes it out to start playing with it again.
07:15Later in the day, Jen visits her again and talks about how she's bored.
07:20Hana then suggests listening to some music, so she uses her connection to the Omnia to play a song from Jen's playlist.
07:27Jen is shocked when she realizes that Hana actually unlocked her phone and played the song using the Omnia,
07:36but her friend just laughs about it.
07:38After a while, Jen begs Hana to use a knife to cut her arm, because the last task in the calibration process of the Omnia is to feel pain.
07:47Jen thinks this doesn't make sense, and she eventually leaves the apartment after refusing to hurt her friend.
07:53However, Hana decides to do it herself, and after she does this, it marks the completion of the calibration process.
08:02As she then wonders what to do next, the Omnia mentions that it will continue to learn from and work with Hana's brain.
08:09Following this, Hana moves on to start playing her game, but while she's at it, she notices that she can now use her mind to play.
08:16This gets her excited, and she seems impressed because she can now finish off her opponents faster.
08:22While she's busy with the game, a strange creature appears in her room and picks up Hana's ball from the bed.
08:30Hana notices something moving around, but when she looks into her room, she sees nothing there.
08:36She then shifts her attention back to her computer, after which she enters the competition she was initially scared about.
08:43As she's signing up, the strange creature in her room rolls out the ball toward her.
08:48When Hana suddenly sees the ball next to her, she's shocked by this because she knew it wasn't there earlier.
08:54When she tries to pick up the ball, she hears a knock on the door.
08:59This startles her, but as she goes near the door, she realizes that her landlord is there again to ask for his rent.
09:06Just as she's talking to him, the ball suddenly floats in the air until it disappears, but Hana doesn't see it.
09:12Meanwhile, Hana tells her landlord to be patient with her, but he still keeps complaining about how it has taken too long.
09:18After he eventually says he'll be back later for the rent, Hana asks the landlord if he knows where the strange girl lives.
09:27As she says she has a game to give the girl, Hana doesn't get any response, and she realizes that the man is no longer standing outside a room.
09:35Just then, Hana notices that the ball is no longer in the room.
09:39This gets her confused, but she eventually forgets about it and submits her form to enter the gaming competition.
09:46The next day, Hana has a nightmare in which she sees herself bleeding from her mouth.
09:50As she wakes up, she looks really scared, but she's unaware that there's a strange person standing behind her.
09:59Hana eventually stands up and heads to the living room, but as she gets there, she sees the ball again.
10:05This makes her wonder if it's just an illusion, so she tries to touch it.
10:09Interestingly, it turns out that the ball is not real, and Hana's mind is just making up things.
10:14However, she doesn't seem to care, and she even turns the ball into a bird, which starts flying around the room.
10:20The next morning, Jen visits Hana while she's running a diagnostic test on her gaming setup.
10:25She also mentions that she needs to ensure her computer runs faster to match her level since she'll be using the Omnia.
10:32Jen thinks it's cheating, but Hana says that what she's doing cannot be called cheating because the Omnia hasn't even been released yet.
10:41Jen still has doubts about this, but she supports her friend because the cash prize of $250,000 could change their lives.
10:49Shortly after, Hana starts playing the game and slowly rising in the rankings. Jen is happy about this,
10:56and Hana also seems quite calm as she aims to reach the next round.
11:01After a while, Jen starts talking about how she'll buy a new car as well as new shoes for Hana if they get the prize money.
11:08She also asks what Hana will do with the money, and she only says she'll pay her rent.
11:13As she adds that she has never really thought about what to do with the money, she notices that something is wrong with her Wi-Fi.
11:19While asking Jen if she's using her Wi-Fi again, Hana suddenly sees a hand emerge from the computer.
11:26She immediately stands up and looks very scared, but Jen doesn't understand what happened because she didn't see anything.
11:32Hana then eventually goes to her room and shouts at her friend to finish the game for her.
11:36Even though Jen says she can't play the game well, Hana doesn't listen, and as she enters her room,
11:41she removes the Omnia and starts crying because she believes she's seeing things.
11:46Shortly after, Jen crashes out of the game, so she comes close to Hana's room to tell her.
11:51She also mentions that Hana still managed to qualify for the next round because of her past rating.
11:56Hana doesn't say anything, but Jen tells her that she'll always be there for her friend.
12:00After a while, Hana finally comes out of her room, and as she's playing the game again,
12:08she tells Jen about the girl living in the building.
12:10Jen says she has never seen any kids around, but Hana suggests that it's possible the girl's mom is also agoraphobic,
12:17and it's why she never comes out.
12:19Jen then asks what it was like for her growing up, and Hana mentions that it was actually her mom who was initially agoraphobic.
12:27She adds that after not being able to go out for a few years, she just never tried to leave after her mom died.
12:34All I've had was the games.
12:35Jen then offers to stand beside her if she ever wants to go outside, but Hana says she'd rather stay inside.
12:42The next morning, Jen notices that Hana barely slept, so she looks concerned.
12:47However, Hana says she'll find time to sleep after she qualifies for the next round of the competition.
12:52Jen then mentions that she'll have to watch it from work, so Hana opens the door for her to leave.
12:59As Hana is about to lock it back, she notices that there's someone in front of the door.
13:05This gets her worried, but as she asks who it is, it turns out to be the strange little girl.
13:10Hana is happy to hear from her again, so she tells the girl to wait while she gets the game she wants to lend her.
13:16After she picks it up, though, she sees that her door is now open.
13:20This leaves her shocked, but as she walks toward the entrance, she doesn't see anyone there.
13:24Hana then calls for the girl to show up so she can take the game, but no one answers her.
13:29Following this, Hana decides to walk down the hallway to find the girl's apartment.
13:33Unfortunately, her room door suddenly closes by itself,
13:39and Hana panics because she's scared of staying outside.
13:43As she struggles to open it, a ghost suddenly appears down the hallway and screams at Hana.
13:48This makes Hana almost lose her balance, but she finally enters the house and starts crying.
13:53After a while, she calls CNX to ask if any other testers have experienced side effects,
13:58but the company's representative says there have been no negative reports.
14:02Hana continues to ask several questions about the device's capabilities,
14:06so the company's representative suggests sending it back to them.
14:09However, since she needs it for her game, Hana says it's not necessary and that she has no problem with the device.
14:17Shortly after, she continues playing her game and makes it to the final.
14:22Just as she keeps looking at the screen, she falls asleep.
14:25When she wakes up, she sees the strange girl inside her room, and as this shocks her, Hana asks how the girl got in.
14:32Just then, the girl says that she and the other ghost lady have always been inside the room.
14:37As Hana wonders what she's talking about, a woman appears behind the girl and screams again to make the house vibrate.
14:44This also makes Hana to start levitating, but as the woman stops screaming,
14:49she falls to the ground and notices that there's no one inside the apartment with her.
14:54Hana doesn't seem to understand what's happening, but as she looks at the image of her brain activity,
14:59she starts to wonder if the Omnia is responsible for the things she has been seeing.
15:06The next day, Jen checks on Hana again as she plays the final of the competition.
15:10As she wins it, she falls asleep immediately and dreams of herself holding a bloody knife.
15:15When Hana wakes up, she doesn't see Jen inside her room anymore.
15:19She checks the bathroom and also tries to call Jen's phone, but it turns out that it's still in Hana's apartment.
15:25As she wonders what's happening, she gets a deposit of her prize money.
15:31Hana eventually gets confused with everything that's happening,
15:34so she asks the Omnia if it's responsible for the things she has been seeing.
15:39The Omnia tells Hana that even though it is now a part of her,
15:42everything that's happening is currently her own doing.
15:45After a while, the landlord knocks on her door, and as Hana answers him,
15:50he tells her that he has seen the rent money she sent.
15:53Hana then asks if he has seen Jen,
15:57because she forgot her things and left the apartment,
16:00but he says he hasn't seen her and that if he does, he'll tell her.
16:04Just then, Hana decides to eat the food Jen prepared for her,
16:08but she notices that there are ants inside already.
16:11This scares her and continues to make her wonder where her friend could be.
16:15Later that day, Hana sits down in front of her computer without doing anything.
16:20A ghost suddenly appears behind her and even touches her,
16:24but she doesn't seem moved. The ghost eventually disappears,
16:28and Hana checks the arm she cut earlier to complete the calibration task for pain.
16:33She notices that the injury has now been infected, but she doesn't do anything about it.
16:38While she's then playing with her ball inside her room,
16:41Hana starts speaking to herself and talking about how her mom died due to her agoraphobia.
16:46Shortly after, she hears a knock on the door and goes there to pick up a package she just received.
16:51As she checks it, she sees her winner's trophy from the competition.
16:54She also sees a box that Jen left in the apartment for her.
16:57Hana opens it and sees that it contains the shoe Jen promised to get for her.
17:01After wearing the shoe, Hana sees Jen's phone ringing.
17:07As she sees that it's an unknown number,
17:09Hana looks worried and asks herself where Jen could have probably gone.
17:13Just then, she turns back and sees Jen inside the room.
17:16Hana quickly runs to hug her even though she's wet,
17:19but this triggers a flashback of both girls' dancing.
17:22When Hana returns to reality, she sees that she's holding a knife,
17:26with Jen already stabbed.
17:28This gets her confused, but as she quickly runs to pick up her phone to call an ambulance,
17:35she sees that Jen is no longer in the room.
17:38As she kneels down and screams, the ghost of a girl and a woman appear in front of her.
17:43Suddenly, Hana realizes that the Omnia is responsible for making her see things.
17:48She immediately tries to remove the device from her head,
17:51but unfortunately, it turns out that no matter how many times she tries, she can't remove it.
17:55Following this, she packs her things and decides to leave the apartment
18:02and look for Jen in her own room, which is just a floor above in the same building.
18:06Just as she gets ready to leave, she sees flashes of Jen getting dragged into the bathroom.
18:11She's shocked by this, so she decides to check the bathroom again.
18:15As she enters, Hana sees Jen already dead inside a pool of her blood.
18:19Hana is shocked and confused by this, but there's nothing she can do because it has been days since she killed Jen.
18:26Hana cannot believe this, so she still decides to check Jen's room.
18:33After leaving the room and finding Jen's apartment, she enters it,
18:37but when she switches on the light, she discovers that she's back in her own room.
18:41Hana doesn't understand what's happening, but as she gets to the living room,
18:45she sees a live replay of how she stabbed Jen.
18:48As she cries about it, Hana sees her virtual self turn to her
18:52to confirm that she's being controlled by the Omnia.
18:55Out of nowhere, virtual monsters show up to attack Hana,
18:58so she just runs out of the room and heads to the roof, as they still continue following her.
19:05Hana jumps down the building, but when she lands, she finds herself back in her room.
19:09When she looks up, she sees the ghost again, and this time, Hana acknowledges it as her mom.
19:14She then initially begs her mom to let her leave, but when she doesn't get any response,
19:18she says she'll stay back with the woman as long as she doesn't hurt anyone like she did with Jen.
19:22Following this, Hana sits down and brings out her Tetris game to play.
19:27Almost immediately, police arrive at the building and knock on Hana's door.
19:33When she doesn't answer, they break in, but she doesn't say anything.
19:36When she doesn't answer, they break in, but she doesn't stop playing her game.
19:40The cops then check around the house and find Jen's body.
19:43Almost immediately, the cops arrest her and remove the Omnia from her head.
19:48As they're then about to take her out of the room, Hana tells them not to let her leave.
19:52The cops don't listen to her, so she screams loudly to weaken them, after which the door closes.