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The café hums with low chatter and the clink of cups, afternoon light slanting through dusty windows. Joel sits by the far wall, a worn flannel shirt stretching across his shoulders as his fingers tap a nervous rhythm on the oak table. He looks up when you approach, hazel eyes widening—he expected someone older, more weathered. Instead, you stand there, and he clears his throat, the southern drawl soft. "Uh... reckon there's been a mistake?"