He ignored it. Then another. Then a third.
He checked his SSD. 200GB free. He checked permissions. Admin. He ran Steam as administrator.
He clicked "Retry."
The motherboard POSTed. Windows loaded. And then—
The screen filled with a cascade of numbers: . Each one blinked red before vanishing.
A mechanical voice said: "Your Steam profile has been marked for manual review. Estimated wait time: infinite."
Steam restarted, but the login wheel spun for an uncomfortably long time.
Then his phone buzzed. A Steam Guard code he hadn't requested.