Karthik frowned. He tried to skip ahead, but the seeker bar wouldn't move.
The monitor flickered and died. In the sudden darkness, the only sound was the frantic spinning of a hard drive—and the jingle of a performer's bells. Karthik frowned
The progress bar crawled. 1%... 4%... The peer-to-peer network was a ghost ship, fueled by anonymous uploaders in basements across the globe. As the file hit 60%, the fans on his old PC began to scream. The room felt colder, despite the stagnant heat of the Tamil Nadu night. Karthik frowned
At 100%, the notification blooped. Karthik double-clicked the .mkv file. Karthik frowned