Three days after the Ghostline Roundtable, Raj was back in his workshop.But it didn't feel like a homecoming.It felt like a deadline breathing down his neck.
The air was heavier,the silence was louder and the bench where he once stitched with calmness now felt like a warzone with missing maps.
A system notification popped up:
[System Quest Active: Proof in Play]
Objective:
– Create two functional prototypes (RC-V2 & RC-V3)
– Based on potential feedback (not yet received)
Time Limit: 30 days
Bonus: Reputation Access – Ghostline Tier 2 Scout Network
After checking the system objective,he saw it gave only 30days time.He decided
to start anyway.Raj stared at the foam cutouts, blank wristbands, and measurement templates spread across the table like puzzle pieces.
He didn't feel stuck.He felt unseen again like the fire that burned in Hyderabad had dimmed the moment he got home.He thought:
I'm not failing. I just don't know where to start.
