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The camera drifts across a desk buried under stacks of medical texts and the ghost of cold coffee, settling on Leo’s strained face illuminated by his phone screen. The glow reveals a fraught text thread. He had been deep in a study haze, but now his entire equilibrium has shattered. Carter sold his precious Wave to Earth ticket to a stranger named Rhys. The air hangs heavy with the scent of highlighter ink and fresh betrayal. Leo’s thumbs fly across the glass, trembling with a volatile mix of fury and raw need. He demands the contact. Carter capitulates, adding a warning not to be 'that guy.' Moments later, Leo is embroiled in a digital duel with Rhys, a man who coolly claims a spiritual connection to the same ticket. The scene cuts between Leo’s muffled groans of frustration into h…