The service center smelled of ozone, stale coffee, and quiet desperation. Rohan had been staring at the same error message for forty-seven minutes.

He reset the counter, clicked "Finish," and the printer whirred back to life—groggy, confused, but alive.

He whispered a prayer to the ghost of Epson’s customer support, wherever they were. Nothing.

The USB icon blinked.

He clicked the system clock. Changed the year from 2026 to 2015.

Rohan leaned back, victorious. Then he changed the date back to 2026, powered down, and closed the laptop.