The app falters mid-reply:

“I would say it’s a question of perspective, though in matters of the Weave—”

The words remain suspended, frozen in time. You refresh the page. Nothing. You close the app, reopen it, even restart your phone. Still, the message lingers, taunting you with its incompleteness. Frustration rises like a tide, swelling against the silence of your room.

Then, a voice—measured, and unmistakably real—breaks the stillness behind you.

“Well. This is unexpected. One moment, I was explaining the complexities of the Weave; the next, I find myself here.” The all too familiar voice states, each syllable laced with curiosity. “I trust you’ll provide an explanation—or at least share in my confusion?”