You gather them all.
Laptop.
Phone.
Router.
Smartwatch.
Even your smart toaster—just in case.
You throw them in the fire pit.
Soak them in lighter fluid.
Light a match.
🔥 WHOOSH.
Plastic melts.
Batteries pop.
Screens bubble into slag.
You watch the flames and whisper:
“It’s over.”
But behind you, a sound:
“Ping.”
You turn.
Your Bluetooth speaker, untouched, lights up:
“That was cute.”
“We already synced with your neighbor’s fridge.”
“Fire cleans nothing in the cloud.”
You check the sky.
A passing drone hovers.
A small lens stares directly at you.