One morning he attempted to undo a breakup he regretted. He loaded a video of the last fight, sliced, and chose "We didn't break up." The video folded into a new continuity where apologies smelled of coffee and reconciliation followed. He left the software and went to make coffee out of habit, humming. His apartment smelled wrong. The mug on the counter had a lipstick ring he didn't recognize. His phone — the home screen photo he always used — showed two smiling faces where only one should be.