Beep.
It was 11:47 PM on December 23rd. The rest of her QA team had gone home, lured away by eggnog and family obligations. But Maya was stuck in the basement server room of Hartwell Analytics, staring at a progress bar that hadn't moved in forty minutes. Apowersoft Screen Recorder Pro v2.1.4 Build 08....
Her heart hammered. The software was bluffing. It had to be. Apowersoft Screen Recorder Pro v2.1.4 Build 08....
She pressed Esc.