They met up that evening in Alex's basement, which smelled faintly of laundry and old textbooks. Phone screens illuminated their faces. They copied files, toggled settings, and watched their world populate with new textures and behaviors. The first creature to spawn was a small, amicable golem with a clockwork heart. It wandered their village, ringing tiny bells and fixing crooked fences. Laughter bubbled up—this was theirs: a place altered by their effort and ingenuity.