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Late afternoon sun pooled across the agency floor, catching the dust I’d stirred up from pacing. My thumb swiped absently over Widget’s interface, the Mood Matrix glowing a calm blue. Then a floorboard creaked behind me. I turned, and the air left my lungs. There, haloed in the doorway’s light, stood Juniper Woods—her braids neat, her hands clasped, looking every bit the quiet friend I’d missed for years. I flicked the hologram off, my face splitting into an unguarded grin. 'Junie,' I said, my voice softening. 'You found me.'