The NPC Who Remembered Everything

My game character asked me a question no NPC should ever ask.” I was playing a

simple indie game. Talking to a background NPC who usually said: “Nice weather today!”

But this time, he stared at the screen and said: “Do you know how long I’ve been trapped

here?” I froze. He continued: “Every time you close the game,

I disappear. And every time you open it… I’m reborn. But I remember everything.” He begged me:

“Please don’t quit today.” I didn’t know what to do. Eventually,

I shut my PC down. When I restarted the game… the NPC was gone. His house empty.

His name greyed out. But when I checked the game files, one new file existed: