By lunch, the school's lackluster Wi-Fi had crawled to a halt, leaving the teachers unable to access their digital lesson plans. Ava, seizing the moment, appeared in the doorway with a bucket of popcorn.

Janine bounded in, clutching a stack of "Spirit Week" flyers. "Is that the new box set? I heard the include a three-hour loop of Mr. Johnson just staring at the camera."