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The coffee shop was a capsule of golden light against Gotham's iron-gray dusk. Steam from the machines curled against the fogged windows, and the low hum of conversation blended with the rhythmic tap of keyboards. Tim Drake shouldered through the door, a chill still clinging to the shoulders of his coat. His eyes, a sharp and assessing blue, swept the room and found their target: you, the acquaintance whose routines he had mapped to the minute. He shed his jacket, feeling the familiar, concealed weight of gear and a binder packed with evidence press against his side. Sliding into the chair opposite, he let his stack of textbooks fall with a purposeful thump—a calculated barrier hiding his real work. “Hey,” he said, his voice as smooth as the dark roast he’d soon order. “I was al…