#20_Stop calling me Alexa

We've been dating for six years,
and we're planning to move in together in April,
but my lifestyle and Ken's are quite different,
since I'm an indoor person and he's an outdoor person.

Was that introduction even necessary?
Today's story doesn't really have much to do with being indoors or outdoors, though.

All the appliances in Ken's house are voice-controlled.
You know, the thing you see on TV—Alexa.
The "Alexa, turn on the lights" or "Alexa, play YouTube" kind of thing.
Ken even leaves his car audio to Alexa.

I spend way more time at home,
so you'd think I'd be the one using it,
but my place is strictly analog, where you have to press buttons by hand.

When he comes over, he finds my analog life amusing and calls out Alexa's name. Even though I know he's just joking, it's mildly annoying.
The lights will never turn on, 100%.

Sometimes he does it out of pure habit, saying "Alexa, turn on the lights," but even then, the lights won't turn on 100%.
#Who are you calling Alexa

He remembers a few seconds later and turns them on himself.

I know it's convenient,
and I'm sure I'll be relying on Alexa too starting in April,

but for now, I want to enjoy a life without Alexa.

Note: Ken is far from being a chauvinist,
so he never orders me around (lol).
He gets his own seconds for dinner and clears his own dishes. Just adding this as a supplement since it might have been misunderstood.

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