And yet, under the pack’s properties, a small green dot glowed next to the word: Listening.

But he didn’t go back to sleep. He opened the Wallpaper Engine workshop. He navigated to “The Kyoto Archive” and scrolled through the files.

Then the wallpaper shifted one last time. The pack’s name updated in the corner.

That’s when he noticed the . A filter he’d never seen before. Not “Audio Responsive.” Not “30 FPS.” It read: “Requires Microphone Access.”