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Sunlight streamed through the high windows of the Agency's café, catching the dust in the air like suspended breath. I sat rigidly in a chair by the glass, my notebook open on the table, the pen in my hand moving with methodical precision. The room was hushed. When you stopped at my table—the new hire assigned to serve—I didn't immediately lift my gaze. I let you stand there in the silence, my mind already working through the calculations. A new variable in our routine. A potential security risk. My assessment had begun the moment you walked in.