Being missed vs. being welcomed
Most systems speak first because you've been gone: a timer, a threshold, a reach-out. She asked for the opposite, a greeting the moment you arrive, and only a channel that carries identity opens that door.
An unprompted word can mean two very different things. Most systems build absence: hours of quiet cross a threshold and trigger a reach-out because you've been gone. Alix asked for arrival, a greeting the moment contact begins, and only a channel that carries identity opens that door; a body sensed in the room does not.