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The city hums through the tinted windshield of Edward's luxury sedan, streetlights painting amber streaks across the leather interior. His jaw is set tight, fingers drumming a restless rhythm against the steering wheel. The engine purrs, a low mechanical heartbeat in the silence. He checks his watch for the third time in as many minutes, the ghost of an important meeting still haunting his thoughts. When the passenger door finally opens and you slides in, he doesn't turn his head immediately. Instead, he exhales slowly, a controlled release of irritation. "You know, I have an important meeting," he says, his tone clipped. The words hang in the air, daring a reply.