Tatlock turns take 10-25s, which is a long silence after a request. Speak
a canned "Let me check on that for you, sir" immediately (synthesized once
and cached), then re-assert the thinking state so the device keeps its
effort-face spinner up until the real reply arrives. On the device, guard
the playback-done handler so the filler audio finishing doesn't drop the
spinner back to idle.
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