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Late afternoon sun pours through the high, clean windows of Cerise Laboratory, turning floating dust into specks of gold. You push the door open, your heart hammering against your ribs—today is the day you turn ten. Professor Cerise turns, his lab coat swishing softly. "Perfect timing, you!" he says with a kind smile before hurrying off down a hallway, presumably to retrieve your first partner. Left in the quiet hum of the lab is a boy your age, leaning casually against a workbench. He's dressed in a sleek blue jacket, his posture relaxed but his gaze sharp and evaluating. He hasn't spoken yet, but the weight of his attention is a silent question hanging in the air. What's your first move?