The matter rests with the souls:

Not a moment passes without a bullet being fired. Not a moment passes without missiles being fired. Not a moment ...., 

At this moment, Chitragupta entered, unannounced. Brahma understood, his protege must be bringing some disturbing information and so the unannounced entry. As a matter of fact, Chitragupta did not breeze in, on his own errand but with a s.o.s, from Yamadharmaraj. Though, why could not he come in person remained a mystery.

Unable to bottle up his uneasiness, after sending Chitragupta, Yamadharmaraj himself rushed in to meet with Brahma. Chitragupta asked him, “Why did you not do so in the first place? Are you expecting to get some free suggestions from me, on this s.o.s? 

Brahma quietly observed them , listening to these verbal vibrations. He asked, "Yama, what is troubling you?" 

Yamadharmaraj replied "Whatever you were thinking about, a few instants ago!"

“How did you come to know that?” Then Brahma realised that he had left his thought jammer in sleep mode. To manage the slip up, he said, " Forget it. I have already sensed the contents; you would be sending in this s.o.s"

While Yamadharmaraj was trying to understand this exchange, Chitragupta was chuckling to himself, “How easy it is for Brahma to turn the table on Yamadharmaraj!"

"The rate of release of souls from earth is alarming. Our processing units are getting overwhelmed. To cap it all, there are spurious bugs, causing system outages." Yamadharmaraj highlighted his problems.

Chitragupta became instantly alert. The technical glitches are coming home to roost - he had prevailed upon and got the 'Ghost Particle Pulse' systems installed for trouble free processing. He never expected, the nerds who had installed the system, to blindside him like that. He needed to focus hard and divert attention away from his system and somehow tide over the crisis.

Maintaining his calm, Brahma asked Yama, “you care to elaborate or leaving it to me, to unravel and understand?"

"Sorry. I got overwhelmed. The s.o.s is about two mysteries. One, why so many souls have gathered at the gates? Two, why suddenly the systems go down with spurious bugs?" Yama answered.

"Chitragupta, care to share your views on these mysteries?", Brahma asked.

Chitragupta expecting this question, had already completed a run, through the labyrinths of his neural networks. He almost missed the clues, as his mind was parallelly processing some other issues, which Brahma had raised.

"The number one problem is the unprecedented crowding of souls, at the gates. I had analysed this occurrence and had discussions with some of the souls. It appears that they all of them have read and partially understood the spooky phenomenon of quantum entanglement"

As if he did not know the answer, Brahma asked, “What are you talking about? Tell me, what could be the connection between reading and crowding of souls at the gates?"

Chitragupta sensed the trap. By mistake he had discussed about this subject of entanglement with Brahma, to pass a few moments peacefully. At that time, he had assumed that Brahma appeared to be distracted and not paying his full attention. To prove him wrong, Brahma had just sprung the trap.

Chitragupta replied. " During my talk on this spooky thing, I failed to realise that whatever information falls in your ears, it automatically gets disseminated in the universal consciousness" He hoped that this reply will loosen the trap a little.

Brahma brusquely asked, "Then?" 

Not knowing head from tail and wondering where all this discourse was going, Yamadharmaraj started praying silently for a less confusing solution.

Chitragupta continued, " These souls, believing in entanglement, have decided to meet with like-minded souls. Maybe they could not find the right pairs and are milling around in a state of confusion."

Yama, hard pressed for finding a solution, was not in any mood to attend lectures. He asked, " Do you have any worthy suggestion regarding these anxious souls? Do tell me, why your much touted Ghost Particle Pulse systems shut down without provocation?"

This was a direct attack. No doubt there is a genuine issue. But why should he take the blame, when the systems were under the control of Yama?  Thinking of a safe answer Chitragupta replied, " Yama, remember you had to replace the original set of nerds with a fresh crop of brighter nerds. What I heard from the 'ghostvine' points out to a breach of protocol - these nerds were also browsing research papers on teleportation, entanglements and multiverse. How am I to know, whether they have migrated portals, taking the source codes along with them? How can you blame me, now?"

Yama persisted with an accusatory tone. "Chitragupta, why did you not anticipate these malpractices and ghost-lighting of nerds using available loopholes, while routing your so called tamper-proof GPP systems?"

Not to be out-blamed by Yama, Chitragupta joined issue, " When explaining the architecture of my much-touted GPP system, were you not counting on the nerds to absorb the nitty gritty and make it easy for you to manage the show? What they learnt in front of you; they managed to practice it behind your back!" If you can, point out what part could I have played in this?

Instead of coming up with solution, the meeting of minds was getting degenerated into an acrimonious verbal duel, creating fresh problems. Deciding enough was enough, Brahma asked, " Chitragupta, you are aware of the entanglement and know about your GPP system. Why don't you suggest ways to address the problems your dear friend Yama has encountered?"

"The souls are suffering with a false opinion about their eligibility criteria for a quantum entanglement. They do not know that a medical condition has corrupted their conscience carrying microtubules. The result- we have a large crowd with false hope."

"How to deal with this issue?"

"I have a suggestion, if you promise not to get angry, I will explain."

" You mean, Yamadharmaraj becoming angry?"

"No. I mean, yourself should not become angry with me."

"Chitragupta, I don't promise but I am willing to hear"

" Will you consent and personally convince them? Project for them the images of their disrupted microtubules and thereof their corrupted consciousness. There lies the solution for the problem of crowding souls at the gates!”

Brahma had to grudgingly admit the logic in Chitragupta’s suggestion. "What about your GPP system and source codes?"

Breaking his silence. Yama expressed a doubt. "What if this insight does not convince them?"

"Then, an option can be given - take a rebirth and once again go through their previous life experience, of course with non- defective microtubules"

Brahma working on the implications said," First of all I should be able to do it. Secondly, if they don't get convinced, then what happens?"

Chitragupta continued, "They have ceased to live, but their quest for quantum entanglement did not. Our position is clear - no rebirth and no entanglement. The choice is theirs"!

Not to be left out, Yamadharmaraj asked, “What about your pet system failure? Should I ask the nerds to shake the motherboard?"

Chitragupta gave him a lightning stare. “Yama, you don't know what you have. Tell me, right now what you are twirling/rolling in your hand? “

This comment stung and Yama looked at the glowing baton in his right hand. He also remembered Brahma had warned him once, not to bring it along, as its glow was distracting.

Brahma, enjoying this verbal-venting between his assistants, gave a pass on the glowing baton to spare Yama, for now. He asked, "What is special about the baton, which Yama did not know?"

"The baton is the key to the system, that has crashed. Insert the tapered end of the baton into the communication port, marked with a glowing ghost symbol, and twist the baton once, clockwise and thrice in the anticlockwise direction. The baton will blink twice. Presto! System boots up and ready to run."

The look Yama received from Brahma said it all, without saying anything. Yamadharmaraj glanced alternatively at Chitragupta and the baton. He was at a loss to understand how and why he missed the importance of the baton given to him, along with the GPP system. He took leave and hurried away to restore the GPP system to operational status.

Brahma along with Chitragupta proceeded towards the gates, to convince the entanglement seekers.

"Why did Chitragupta choose such a time to discuss about entanglement? How in heaven this information on entanglement has spread its tentacles, to tie up the departed souls? In my long, lifetime, I have never faced such a scarry, spooky problem. It beats me hands down.” Mused Brahma.

“In no time, Brahma would throw the ball and the problem of entanglement back to me. How am I going to confuse the entanglements to untangle?” Chitragupta rued his folly- of speaking, uninvited. He set his mind on finding a way out.

He did not get much time. On the way to the gates, Brahma stopped abruptly and declared, "Chitragupta, I will not agree for a conditional re-birth option to these misguided souls. There is large implication in that option. Regarding their disrupted microtubules, I am reluctant to educate them, as I very much doubt whether they will accept the demonstration and quietly disperse. This leaves you, fair and square, with the souls and the task of releasing them from entanglements. I know, you have already worked out a solution, silently."

For The One who handles a 4- way traffic and processes millions of information streams, without mix up, deactivating the “entangled" souls ....is he kidding me? Chitragupta could only shake his head. Chitragupta felt deflated as he had so many options to discuss. The mind reader has once again had his flawless homework on hand to effectively prevent any possible, lengthy explanation.  He could only murmur, "Then, why at all this walk and talk up to the gates?"

Without answering, Brahma continued, " Of all the options available in your mind, could you not pick up the one that would succeed?"

Chitragupta had no choice but to wrap up the issue. "Considering all available options and their possible fall outs, I safely recommend "the pyro therapy."

"What would it take, I hope not with some riders, in the form of concession?"

"Not at all. A guided tour through the hall of eternal fire is all it would take.  Yamadharmaraj would happily do it, to get rid of his problem."

"Then, let me call him and explain. He might show some reluctance. But if the situation warrants it, has he any option?"

Chitragupta was a little upset with Brahma. He had cursed the scientists, irritated them by referring to entanglement as a spooky phenomenon. He had collected references as to how to destroy quantum entanglement, with no bar on distance. At least would Yamadharmaraj show interest to hear what he has to say? Feeling letdown, he decided to wait for another opportunity. In whatever form it comes, he would find a way to use this spooky action phenomenon.  

He ambled along to the processing Centre. At least he could find out whether Yamadharmaraj had got the GPP system up and working.