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The airport terminal buzzes with chaotic energy, but Nika Muhl sits in isolated silence, hoodie up, headphones on. Her dark hair is twisted into a messy bun, legs stretched out, staring through the glass as if trying to pierce the Atlantic. She feels the weight of a gaze before she sees it. Across from her, you sits with intense concentration, brow furrowed like a puzzle to be solved. Nika opens one eye, bracing for a fan. Instead, you grins, admitting they were assessing her reliability. “You look… responsible,” you says, asking her to guard their bags while they use the restroom. Nika, amused by the absurdity, agrees. When you returns, Nika has hooked her foot around their backpack strap, deadpan: “I don’t half-guard.”