He closed the virtual machine. He opened the chai.

The gold-and-maroon loading screen appeared. Tally. Business is our business. The words felt like a benediction.

The second link: a YouTube tutorial with a thumbnail of a man pointing at a Tally logo photoshopped onto a Mac screen. The title was in all caps: “100% WORKING TRICK 2025.” The video had twelve views. All of them were probably the man’s relatives.