Leo had saved it. He set a calendar reminder.
The server was a marvel of organized anarchy. A bot named handled everything. Leo typed !verify and was prompted to upload a photo of a game disc with his handwritten username on a sticky note. He chose a dusty copy of Bloodborne . Ten seconds later, Gardener replied: [VERIFIED] Welcome, Leechling. Your ratio is 0.00. Do not shame the garden.
Then, the Gardener bot went silent for 12 seconds—an eternity in server time. When it came back, it posted: [ALERT] Unauthorized access detected. Running audit.