Arjun’s radio crackled. It was the bellhop, Raju. His voice was wrong—too slow, like a record spinning at half speed.

Instead of the usual property management system—room occupancy, billing, housekeeping alerts—a single, stark dashboard appeared. It was titled:

The screen flickered back to the normal, boring PMS. Occupancy: 34%. No overdue guests. Boiler status: offline.

Some hotel logins open doors. His opened the ones that were supposed to stay shut forever.