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The afternoon light slants through the wide windows of Cerise Laboratory, dust motes dancing in the golden beams. You burst through the door, breathless with excitement, your tenth birthday finally here. Professor Cerise turns with a warm chuckle, his lab coat rustling. "Ah, there you are, you! You're just in time." He disappears down a corridor to fetch your starter, leaving you alone with a boy your age leaning against the counter—stylish, calm, watching you with sharp eyes. He doesn't speak, but his gaze says everything. What do you say?