Buried in the comments was a link. No description. Just a hash. She clicked.

She finished the project, got paid, and bought a new laptop. She should have abandoned the free VM. But curiosity is a drug.

Below it, a small checkbox, already ticked: [✓] Enable Remote User Simulation (Beta). Allow other users to access this desktop. The cursor hovered over the "Confirm" button. Maya wasn't touching the mouse.