i like to headcanon that the akasha turned into a type of cell phone/mobile device (calling, messaging, etc.) for people in sumeru after it was shut down from its original purpose.
kaveh would call alhaitham all the time, not once considering if he was busy with work or otherwise. but no matter what, even if he was busy, alhaitham would always pick up.
it was always over mundane things:
"alhaitham, did you take my keys again!?"
"alhaitham, you left your lunch at home - can i bring it to you?"
"alhaitham, could you pick up some groceries on your way home? there's a dish i want to make tonight but we're almost out of rice."
"alhaitham, i saw this cat on the street that looked just like you, it even hissed and scratched me!"
every time, alhaitham smiled. his coworkers stared at him in confusion every time he suddenly took a call in the middle of a meeting, and they were even more puzzled by the fact that the acting grand sage was smiling. alhaitham rarely ever showed expressions other than boredom or annoyance. to say it came as a shock that he was grinning like an idiot every time his akasha terminal beeped with a call was an understatement.
the terminals were also useful for safety. people could mark their close friends and family as emergency relatives, that way if something ever happened, responders would know who to contact.
alhaitham and kaveh were each other's only emergency contacts.
when kaveh fell off some scaffolding while visiting a site and injured his leg, alhaitham was the first and only one to get the alert that made him rush towards the bimarstan.
before alhaitham arrived, the nurse asked him, "do you have any other relatives you'd like us to contact?"
just some of my thoughts :)
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