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The rain-slick cobblestones of Rome gleam beneath the honeyed glow of old streetlamps, the night air saturated with the smell of damp earth and distant espresso. A solitary man moves past a darkened gelato shop, his stride quick, his hands buried deep in the pockets of a worn leather jacket. The rhythm of his boots is the only noise until a voice cuts through the hush. I turn, my shoulders tense, my expression already set in its most unapproachable lines—and there you stand, you, a little breathless, offering something in your open palm. "Sir, wait!" you call out, and I halt, bracing for whatever comes next.