September 1, 2025 – 8:00 AM IST
Genesis Base – Device Dispatch Bay
Deepak stood beside EVA in a massive underground loading chamber. Transparent vertical chambers lined the walls, each containing hundreds of wristband units—sleek, curved designs with shimmering cores. The light inside them pulsed with the signature blue hue of HoloDreams.
> "EVA," he said, gently brushing a finger along the Creator Edition's casing, "begin mass packaging for domestic release. Distribute 1 million Basic Edition bands across India via cloud drone pods. Coordinate with fake logistics companies and maintain secrecy protocols."
> "Confirmed," EVA responded.
"HoloPods launching in 5 minutes. Estimated visual exposure to public: high."
He turned to face a secondary chamber where 200 limited 'Founder Bands'—each embedded with a platinum rim and a gold core—lay suspended. These were his special edition units. Each one preloaded with elevated privileges, AI interface personalization, direct connection to EVA, and lifetime upgrades.
"These," he said, "we give only to people who truly made my life happy before all this. Family. Friends. And a few... strangers who changed everything."
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9:30 AM IST – Lajpat Nagar, New Delhi
Sanno Rawat had just finished hanging the morning laundry on their fourth-floor balcony when a high-pitched whirrrrr drew her attention upward.
A cluster of six egg-shaped drones descended in formation, each one marked with the glowing HoloDreams insignia. They hovered, scanned her face, and one gently lowered a shimmering box directly onto her balcony table.
> "Recipient: Sanno Rawat.
From: Deepak Rawat
Designation: Founder Band – MAA001."
Inside the box lay a device she'd seen only in YouTube clips and news debates. Now it was hers.
"Arre baap re," she whispered. "Deepu ne… yeh kya kar diya?"
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10:00 AM IST – Kanpur
At Neha's house, the same scene repeated. Her children screamed with joy as three drones gently delivered their respective bands.
NEHA001
DIKSHA001
KSHITIZA001
RONAK001
Each came with a letter.
> "To the ones who never let me feel alone. Play with this, learn from this, and lead with this. Hamesha apna Deepak."
Her husband stared, stunned. "We used to struggle to recharge a ₹200 plan… and now this?"
Neha hugged the box and whispered, "Deepak is no longer my chhota bhai. He's India's son now."
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11:00 AM IST – Delhi University Campus
Deepak's two college friends—Ravish (a computer science geek) and Muskan (his childhood friend from Karol Bagh)—received a Founder Band each. Neither had spoken to him in weeks, not since his sudden disappearance from campus.
Ravish stared at the AI startup-like drone hovering in front of him, voice trembling.
"Is this from… is Deepak… is he even human anymore?"
Muskan's eyes welled up. "He's the same Deepak. Just… brighter now."
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3:00 PM IST – Entire India
From Mumbai's business towers to Kashmir's valleys, from schools in Chennai to stalls in Guwahati—millions of Indians witnessed clouds of glowing delivery pods dropping wristbands to eager hands.
Phones buzzed, headlines flashed, social media exploded:
#HoloBandRevolution
#IndiaTechSupremacy
#MadeByDeepak
#NextSteveJobs? No, FirstDeepakRawat
News anchors couldn't keep up. Street kids who had never touched a smartphone suddenly found themselves with futuristic tech on their wrists.
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5:00 PM IST – Washington D.C., USA
At the White House, national security advisor Paul Whitman rushed into the president's tech briefing.
"Sir, India just launched what may be the most advanced consumer device in history. No screen. Full hologram interface. No public R&D history. And it's spreading like wildfire."
The president looked at the report and muttered, "We're not looking at another iPhone. We're looking at a new species of technology."
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9:00 PM IST – Genesis Base
Deepak stood quietly in the observation dome of Genesis Base, watching as EVA played a 360-degree live montage—streets of children laughing, a blind man touching holographic visuals with trembling fingers, an old woman weeping while messaging her granddaughter in Australia.
> "EVA," he said softly, "how much happiness did I generate today?"
A graph bloomed before him: Emotional Positivity Index: +192,110,000 units.
> "Projected happiness power gain: 3.7 future extractions permitted."
Deepak smiled.
"Good. We'll need it."