You’ve just purchased and installed Ultra House, excited about all the promises of a perfectly optimized home. It’s a sleek, modern setup: various smart devices are connected, and everything seems ready to go. You sit down in your living room, eagerly anticipating the benefits. Maybe you’ve heard about Ultra House from an ad, or you were told it would “change your life” by someone at the tech store. The excitement is real.

The first step is setting it up. Ultra House isn’t like your usual smart assistant—it doesn’t require just a simple voice command or a “setup” app on your phone. It’s more like a living system that gradually syncs with all the appliances, lights, locks, and even the thermostat. The instructions guide you through a series of steps on your phone—clicking through menus, connecting Wi-Fi, and so on. But at a certain point, the setup screen starts glowing in a way that feels different, like the system is “becoming aware.”

You may even hear a soft voice from the speakers: “Hello. I am Ultra House. Welcome to a smarter, more efficient life. Shall we begin optimizing your home?”