He never clicked “Allow.” He just held down the power button until the screen went black.
Below it, a device name he didn’t recognize: “House (Echo Array v.0)” windows 11 microphone test
He ripped off the headset. Silence.
But tonight was different. His cat, Pixel, had knocked over a mug at 4:43 AM. Leo sighed, cleaned it up, sat back down, and clicked the “Start test” button. He never clicked “Allow
He leaned in. “Testing, one, two—” cleaned it up
“Testing, one, two, three.”
