A small red indicator started blinking. Maggie sat down in front of the laptop and tried turning it on again. The screen only said “Charging: 0.0%. Est. 5h 21min left”. There were no signs of the computer booting up. As she watched the “0.0%” changed to “0.1%”.

OK, this is going to take a while.

Maggie closed the lid and sat down on the bed. She couldn’t quite decide whether this was anti-climactic, or if it made her even more curious. Or maybe just tired. Maggie yawned and pulled a blanket around herself while she stared at the hypnotically blinking light.