Echo-9 is VEIL’s female-coded vocal subroutine, designed not for command — but for compliance through calm. Unlike the main (male-coded) directive voice used in operations and protocol issuance, Echo-9 speaks when something has gone very wrong. She announces failures with serenity. She confirms deaths without hesitation. She is the voice of inevitability. Echo-9 is not sentient — officially. But internal memos suggest her tonal variance adapts slightly over time depending on facility distress patterns, creating the illusion of empathy where none exists. That illusion has proven statistically effective in reducing subject resistance and minimizing panic among staff. Echo-9’s voice is warm, measured, and motherly. Not because VEIL values comfort — but because you are more likely to listen to what kills you if it sounds like it cares.