January 4th, 2028
Elena Skies sat in her office, tapping her fingers on the desk. The launch event for Reyes Corporation's VR technology had just ended, and she was worried. The VR system Michael Reyes showed off looked a lot like the one developed by VirtuReal Innovations.
Elena quickly called for an emergency meeting with the founders of VirtuReal. Within an hour, Dr. Emily Harper, Dr. Rajesh Patel, and Sarah Johnson were gathered in the conference room. They all looked concerned.
"We have a serious problem," Elena began. "I watched the launch event for Reyes Corporation's VR system. It looks almost exactly like our VirtuReal prototype."
Dr. Harper frowned. "I saw that too. The interface, the immersion, even the AI – it's just like what we've been working on."
Dr. Patel nodded. "It's too similar to be a coincidence. We've kept our work secure, but this looks like they have access to our technology."