“Well, this was mildly amusing,” Lester said upon first making the realization. “Huh.”
“I did think it was weird that a spambot would be this persistent,” she added. “But I only realized it was an actual classmate when I clicked on the link from his last email out of curiosity.”
The email, which was sent from a FireMail address, read “TIME IS RUNNING OUT! CLICK THE LINK BELOW TO GET STARTED!” The link had been simplified using a third party website and led to a Google Drive folder after a series of captchas.
“Honestly, we’re screwed now,” Lester said, adding that the project was due in a few days and the group had just scheduled their first meeting. “But I still somehow feel like I’ve been a part of some kind of big event.”