The installation was slow, agonizing. At 47%, a pop-up appeared: Install 'Lassi Launcher'? Arjun clicked 'Yes.' At 72%, another box: Replace 'Police' model with 'Traffic Inspector Tiwari'? He clicked 'Yes' again. The game was promising "100+ Realistic Amritsar Vehicles" including auto-rickshaws that actually cut you off, and "Authentic Golden Temple Flyover Jumps."

Gagan bhai, the café owner, grunted from his counter where he was counting one-rupee coins. "Beta, nothing is free. That disc has a virus that will melt your motherboard."

But the memory of chasing—and being chased by—the moped army through a broken, beautiful, ridiculous Amritsar… that was a free setup he would remember forever.

"What Disc 2?" Arjun yelled, spinning his chair toward Gagan bhai. "There was only one disc!"