The Chaintrix
Feb 09 - Apr 19, 2026
Current Holder
Guy McAtee
Afterimage Ultimatum
Permanent Witness to Exceptional Failure
Burn-In Never Fades Away
Aspects refreshed Feb 14, 2026
Born from the first CRT monitor left displaying a paused simulation overnight, the Afterimage Ultimatum emerged when phosphor compounds crystallized around a frozen moment of spectacular failure. When technicians tried to resume playback the next morning, they discovered the burn-in had become sentient—a permanent witness that could no longer be turned off, now demanding that all exceptional performances leave equally permanent marks.
The entity manifests as permanent phosphor burn-in visible across all 16 simulation displays—geometric ghosting in sickly green and amber where the brightest performances and darkest failures occurred. These afterimages grow more vivid as ambient light dims, making them invisible during active play but undeniable during pause states. The burned areas emit faint heat signatures detectable by infrared sensors, proving they're not mere visual artifacts but actual molecular changes in the phosphor coating. Each burn-in pattern is unique, creating a permanent fingerprint of the moment that caused it.
Serves as the ultimate non-negotiable consequence: show up brilliantly or fail spectacularly, and your performance becomes permanent screen damage that haunts every subsequent viewing across all 16 movie simulations.
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