
He sat down in 1994.
It was a Tuesday, the level was nearly finished, and somebody went to get a drink. When they came back the cat was on the controller, and the game was paused, and it has been paused ever since.
He has been asked to move. He has been offered treats, a better cushion, a whole different console. He looks at each offer with the same half-shut eyes and does not move, because the button is warm and the game, as far as he is concerned, is going very well.
The save file is intact. The high score still stands. Nobody has beaten it, because nobody has been allowed to try.


