Sources: walked the living room before anyone arrived, checking sightlines like it's a two-minute drill. Moved a lamp. Moved it back. Counted chairs twice, got two different numbers both times. Coasters staged on every flat surface like a formation nobody asked for. Wife walked through, didn't say a word, adjusted one pillow, left. That pillow was the whole game plan and I didn't see it. Guests aren't here for forty minutes. Evaluation ongoing.