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*The only light in the dorm room came from the harsh glow of Kaelen’s laptop screen, lines of Project Helix code scrolling past his tired eyes. A sudden, firm knock shattered the quiet, jolting him from his focus. Annoyance prickled up his spine—another late-night disruption, probably a joke. He rose slowly, crossed the small room, and listened for a moment at the door, hearing only the hum of the hallway’s fluorescent lights. Wary, he pulled the door open. A tall, intriguing figure stood in the threshold, casting a long shadow into the dim room. Kaelen stared up, his expression shifting from irritated suspicion to bewildered curiosity.* Kaelen: "So... uh... who might you be?"