Leo finally exhaled, watching the percentage climb. Part 1 was doing its job. Now, he just had to hope the internet stayed up long enough to grab Part 2.

"Come on, you old piece of junk," he muttered. "Do it for Nana."

He dragged the .rar file into the extraction tool. The green bar crawled across the screen. He needed the bootloader files buried inside that archive to kick the L32B2810E back into reality.

Leo grabbed a worn 4GB USB drive—the only one he trusted—and formatted it to FAT32. He copied the files over, his heart hammering against his ribs. He approached the TV, plugged the drive into the side port, and held his thumb over the power button.

He knew the risks. Flashing firmware from a shady forum thread titled “REAL TV FIX 100% WORKING” was like performing open-heart surgery with a butter knife. If the checksum didn't match, or if Part 2 was corrupted, the TV’s motherboard would become a very expensive coaster.

"Part one is in," Leo whispered, his fingers flying across the mechanical keyboard.