His heart raced. He wasn’t a student. He was a 34-year-old freelancer with a leaking roof. But the link was still active.
He had two choices: pay $3,000 for a full PowerShape license he couldn’t afford, or lose the contract.
When the license window popped up, he held his breath. Instead of a payment wall, a small box appeared: “Educational license detected. Non-commercial use only.”
He whispered to the empty room, “I’m just... learning.”
