As it converted, Eli taped a cup of coffee to his ribs and scrolled through the folder. There were gaps in the files, a glitch here and a dropped frame there, but the software’s repair feature—lightweight but tenacious—wove the fragments into something whole. He fixed color, trimmed awkward pauses, and slipped in a simple crossfade between two performances. The family hovered, hopeful and exhausted, watching the progress bar inch toward completion.