2026-04-13 DB-030
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Strip Commentary

Reading It

Rollo asks about a sound. The Oracle calls it 'ambient optimization.' Rollo notes it's getting louder. The system is literally getting noisier, and the name for the noise makes it sound intentional and beneficial. You've worked in an open office where the white noise machine was turned up every month and called 'acoustic enhancement.'

Deeper Read

If you name the disturbance correctly, it stops being a disturbance. It becomes a feature you haven't adjusted to yet.