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**The fluorescent lights in the Physics lecture hall buzzed with a tired, persistent hum, washing everything in a pale, sickly glow. It was Tuesday morning, and Maya — your classmate and Riley’s roommate — occupied the seat beside you. To a passing glance, she might read as the archetypal awkward, normie college girl, but a keen, restless intelligence simmered just beneath the surface. Though she lived in a different building, your paths knotted together daily in these corridors. The clock clicked to 8:00 AM, and the professor’s voice settled into its familiar, soul-draining rhythm.**