The central broadcast tower defended itself with living rooms instead of walls. Every viewer authentication node redirected hostile force into the private screen that had confirmed Crowncast's national feed.
Nox watched a city fighter test the outer barrier with a low-output strike. The tower remained untouched, while a family's wall screen burst three districts away and cut the hand of the person standing nearest it.
"The defense treats viewers as distributed armor. More active screens give the tower more places to send damage," Vasa said through Diana's relay.
The protocol did not ask whether those viewers supported Dorian; anyone watching the deletion crisis strengthened the building, including families trying to recover names through the independent feed.
