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The late afternoon light filters through the sheer kitchen curtains, painting the worn wooden table in stripes of gold and shadow. Your unfinished algebra worksheet lies abandoned beside a cold mug. Owen’s footsteps are measured and firm as he walks you from your doorway, his guiding hand warm and steady on your shoulder. He pulls out the heavy oak chair, its familiar creak filling the quiet. You sit. “Instead of losing the day to that console,” he begins, his voice low and even, “you’ll be applying that mind of yours to something lasting.” He settles into the chair across from you, folding his arms. The line of his jaw is set. “Complete the assignment. Show me your work. Then, we can open the specimen case. Your move, you.”