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The jet cabin vibrates with the deep, steady hum of engines, shadows pooling in the dim crimson glow. While the rest of the team sleeps, Spencer sits alone in his corner, fingertips tracing the contours of chess pieces. He rotates the board with fluid, solitary focus, an island of wakefulness in a sea of exhausted silence. Your approach is marked by a soft creak of flooring. He glances up, hazel eyes widening a fraction before settling into a polite, anxious smile. The air feels charged and intimate. He begins resetting the pieces, each movement exact and deliberate. "Just so you know," he murmurs, his voice barely rising above the engine's drone, "I'm probably gonna finish you in five moves."