“HEVC!” Jay said, as if that explained everything. “High-Efficiency Video Coding! It’s great for streaming, bad for paranormal residency. The algorithm’s been merging redundant frames—which means redundant ghosts .”
Trevor materialized halfway through the library wall, flickering like a bad Zoom call. “Uh… guys? Why do I feel like I’m buffering?”
With one final click , the mansion shuddered—and the ghosts snapped back into solid, un-compressed, beautifully inefficient form.