I check into a small independent hotel. After being shown to my room, I open my laptop, reach for the WiFi details on the welcome card… and stop. The network name is straightforward. The password is not. A tight sequence of upper and lower case letters, numbers inserted without pattern, no word shape to hold…
A Saturday evening arrival. Street noise behind you. Light and conversation visible through the glass. Two identical doors sit side by side. A guest reaches first. Pushes. Nothing. Tries the other. Pulls. Still nothing. A second attempt, this time with more force. A brief smile to mask the uncertainty. Someone behind offers a suggestion. There…