He closed the 3DS, the lid clicking shut. The music didn't stop. It kept playing from the clamshell, muffled but persistent. That wasn't supposed to happen. The 3DS always suspended software when closed.

Leo had found it buried in a forum post from 2023, the last gasps of the 3DS homebrew scene. The thread had one reply: "Doesn't work. Don't bother."

He never installed homebrew again.