#Telephone

A phone call is a ritual of forcibly extracting a distant stranger's voice across the void. It begins with the ominous "beep beep" of a tone, and upon answer, participants reconcile schedules and grievances in an awkward social exchange. It leaves a breadcrumb trail in call logs, proving its usefulness as a recording medium. Though it can coax subtle emotions text cannot catch, it often drains both parties' batteries simultaneously. Clinging to a signal that can drop at any moment, it's the modern dependency on connection.