[ WP ] It turns out that our universe actually is a simulation , but one that plays like an MMO . As humanity develops better weapons , the mods release bigger bosses . Humanity dealt with this challenge rather well until July 16th , 1945 : the day of the Trinity test .

`` Ok wait, what the fuck was that?'' 
 
 I turned towards the commotion. Everyone was crowded around The Simulation, all in various states of duress. I looked at the screen. 
 
 Something was very, very wrong. 
 
 `` That's impossible,'' someone said, reading the graphs, `` there's no way they could've made something like that.'' 
 
 I wanted to agree with him, but the numbers do n't lie. Whatever happened there, it was real. 
 
 They'd just blown something to shit. 
 
 This changed everything. 
 
 ***** 
 
 `` So what now? What the hell are we supposed to throw at them?'' 
 
 We were all gathered in the Danger Room. An urgent meeting had been called. 
 
 `` Nothing springs to mind...'' The CTO said, frowning. 
 
 `` And by that do you mean we do n't have anything to can contest that nuclear device?'' 
 
 The CTO sighed. It had been a long day. 
 
 `` It's not a simple'simulation', you know. It's a reality; a'micro-verse'. And we can only do so much in it.'' 
 
 He paused to let that set in. 
 
 `` So you're saying that the humans have officially surpassed us?'' 
 
 Silence. 
 
 `` And if we try fight them? Could we win?'' 
 
 ``... Likely not. And we will need time to create. We're one step behind in this arms race.'' 
 
 `` What if-'' 
 
 `` PVP.'' 
 
 All eyes centred on me. 
 
 `` What?'' 
 
 `` Player vs Player. It's always been Player vs Environment, we've always pitted them against a superior foe, and they've always worked together and come out on top.'' 
 
 I gestured towards the screen. 
 
 `` We've united them. We pushed them to fight harder and harder, to surpass even ourselves. And look what it's created.'' 
 
 I took a deep breath. 
 
 `` So we just take it away. All the bosses, all the challenges... and wait for them to turn on each other.'' 
 
 `` But... why would they do that? 
 
 `` Take away their common foe, and they lose their unity. All those weapons, you think they wo n't use them? No, we've molded a warrior race. It's mutually-assured destruction.'' 
 
 `` That's... that's madness.'' 
 
 `` Madness is a creation becoming stronger than its creators.'' 
 
 The room fell silent. 
 
 `` And what then?'' 
 
 `` We leave, lock down the Sim, and hope they blow each other to shit.'' 
 
 The assembled mods looked at each other. I sighed. 
 
 `` Cause if they do n't, and they find out about us, all we've done... we'll have created our own destroyers.''
