"Maybe I'm just not good enough," he muttered, alt-tabbing out of the game.

A trainer in the context of video games is a software utility that modifies or enhances the gameplay experience. Trainers can enable cheats, grant invincibility, provide unlimited resources, and much more, offering players a way to explore the game's world with fewer restrictions.

Mark laughed. He fired his Electro-Bolt, freezing the beast, then switched to the shotgun. It fell in seconds. He felt powerful. He felt like a god.

For the first hour, it was bliss. He walked through Fort Frolic, tanking hits that would have obliterated him before. He bought every Plasmid, upgraded every weapon. The anxiety of survival was gone.

The Splicers spawned. Whoosh. One triggered the trap and was launched into the ceiling. Boom. Another teleported, and Mark froze him with Winter Blast, shattering him with a single wrench swing.

Usually, Rapture was terrifying. The sound of footsteps, the hum of a Security Bot, the groan of the city imploding under pressure—it all kept him on edge. But now? He walked down the center of the hallways. He didn't check corners. He didn't listen for audio cues.

"Much better," he whispered.

A notification popped up on his screen. It wasn't the usual "Download Complete" dinging sound. It was a text box, black background with green text, looking like a holdover from the 90s.