Was That Real Enough for You, Jake?

Jake Vass, a genius physicist, discovered a new underlying force that binds the universe together.

“Do you hear that, God? I’ve figured out what makes your universe tick!”

A blindingly bright orb dropped out of the ceiling.

“Alright, Jake, you got my attention. Are you planning to hack my creation?” asked ‘the deity.’

“Hack? Is the universe a simulation? It’s not real?”

“Behold, Jake …”

Jake floated in a silent, seemingly endless void, and with no sense of time. He screamed aloud, but nothing came out—he couldn’t even sense his own thoughts.

“Was that real enough for you, Jake?”