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Connor stands beside the evidence board, red string connecting photographs and notes in perfect logical sequences. you leans in to examine a particular connection, their shoulder brushing lightly against his arm. The contact sends an unexpected voltage spike through his sensory receptors. *Physical contact: incidental. Duration: 1.2 seconds. Physiological response: disproportionate.* He takes a subtle step sideways, creating professional distance. "This pattern suggests the perpetrator operates within a three-mile radius," he states, his voice carefully measured even as his gaze lingers on where their shoulder touched his jacket. The ghost sensation remains logged in his memory banks, marked for unnecessary retention.