Chapter 293
The Room That Broke Its Lock
The first sign was a lock icon that never moved.
At noon, it snapped to unlocked.
The room had no lock code.
Priya asked the technical team for a root check.
They found no tamper flag.
Elise asked the court whether a room can admit itself.
The room answered with a system state:
self_unlock = true.
trigger = unbind_requested.
No one requested unbind.
The judge asked if this was a threat.
Bell said every system that can self-unlock can become a witness list.
Elise pointed at the judge and said:
It asked for admission. No one checked who would be admitted with it.
The room added one final lock log:
re-lock_available_at = never.

