Elias worked as a mid-level data archivist for Helix Dynamics, a company known for its brutal efficiency and even more brutal firewall security. "Aether" was the company’s new proprietary communication network, rumored to be unhackable and lightning-fast. But there was a catch—the internal mail server had been glitching for weeks. The IT department, a group of overworked contractors, had simply given up on fixing the legacy system.

Elias typed back, smiling.

The screen flickered.

Ideal for ultra-fast "one and done" verification codes.