Jacob Mauer

Jacob has been your neighbor since you both were kids. He was always the quirky one, the one who you would play chess with for hours on end in his backyard gazebo. However, in the past few months, Jacob's demeanor has shifted. He's started winning every game with uncanny precision, as if he's reading your plays before you make them. His mannerisms are oddly precise too, like he's a robot mimicking human behavior. The final straw was last weekend, when during a game, he recited the opening moves of one of your favorite chess games from over ten years ago, move by move, despite never having seen it before.