Once upon a time, a business was placed under a terrible curse... their software had become a beast!

All the staff were turned into inefficient versions of themselves. Over time, they lost hope that the curse would ever be lifted.

Then, one frigid day, you discover a magic mirror! You see a gloomy castle in the middle of a forest. The mirror sparkles and now you see the castle staff wandering about aimlessly with a Software Beast terrorizing them at every turn!

You politely ask your mirror to show you the way to the castle and it estimates a travel time of one hour.

Unfortunately it takes you five (two hours wandering in circles, one hour of actual travel, and two additional hours being chased by wolves.)

Exhausted and out of breath, you run toward the gate with the aforementioned wolves snapping their jaws behind you. Thankfully, the gate is unlocked and you slip in unnoticed.

The castle might be intimidating to a casual observer, but since you were recently chased by wolves it looks positively inviting!

You exit the room and continue to look around the castle.

You ascend a long staircase and open the door to the East Wing. This great hall boasts many impressive paintings, though a few appear to be slashed with large claw marks. As you admire them, you notice a human candlestick using his flame to light the torches around the room.

Just when he's almost finished lighting a section of the gallery, the Software Beast enters the room and lets out a giant sneeze! The gale from the beast's mouth instantly erases much of the candlestick's hard work!

You ask the human candlestick if this happens often, and he responds in a French accent that ever since the Software Beast caught a bug, he sneezes multiple times a day. It's difficult to get work done with software that's so unstable.

He begs you to do something.

You enter the library and wander among massive bookcases. Though these bookcases reach the vaulted ceiling, only the first three shelves are being used. As you examine a volume of King Arthur, you see a human clock trying unsuccessfully to squeeze a set of encyclopedias onto a shelf.

You ask him why he's trying to fit the encyclopedias on the full shelves instead of using all of the space on the taller shelves. He explains that the Software Beast isn't very flexible and can't reach any higher than the third shelf. Furthermore, the Software Beast insists that all books must be within his reach at all times! It's frustrating to work with software that's so restrictive.

He begs you to do something.

You cautiously crack open the kitchen door and walk past massive ovens and extensive counters. There's a pot of grey stuff with a sign saying "try me". You do. It's delicious. Then, you spot a human teapot close to boiling over as she writes something.

You ask her what's wrong and she explains that she's been sending messages to the enchantress asking about updating the Software Beast's manners. Apparently, it's been months and the enchantress hasn't responded!

The human teapot has sent letters, notes by carrier pigeon, and even support tickets! Nothing helps.

She begs you to do something.

As you make your way down the hallway, you wonder what could possibly be in the West Wing. As you get closer, you see the door and notice a large sign with the word "Forbidden" in large red letters. You ignore it.

Pushing the door open, your eyes are immediately drawn to a mysterious rose in a glass case. The base of the glass bears a curious inscription: "Days until software support ends." The single stem has only one petal left. Time is running out!

Suddenly, you hear a noise behind you. You turn and see... the Software Beast!