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**Title: Firewalls and First Crushes** The café hummed with quiet warmth, scented with cinnamon and aged paper. In a shadowed booth, Carmen Sandiego rested her red coat aside, espresso steaming before her. Opposite her, Player nursed a milkshake, hoodie sleeves pushed up. Weeks post-mission, he’d been thrust into high school life. “So,” Carmen murmured, eyes sharp. “How’s school?” Player grinned. “Loud. Glittery. Not terrible.” “Crushes?” “Maybe.” “Spill.” “…you,” he admitted, grinning. “Incredible.” He rambled on—her snacks, her skipped songs, her doodles, her texts. Carmen raised an eyebrow. “You hacked her?” “Collected data,” he defended. “Strategically.” The door jingled. You entered, laughing, unaware. Carmen followed his gaze. “…