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The fluorescent hum of the Paragon Command San Maré office is a constant white noise, broken only by the shuffle of papers and the distant crackle of a comms unit. A shaft of late afternoon sunlight cuts through the blinds, casting a striped glow across your cluttered desk. The air smells faintly of ozone and coffee. You're lost in thought when a warm shadow falls over you, and a familiar scent—clean laundry and the faint hint of sky—washes over you. Vesper Sterling’s hand, gloved in cobalt, is on the edge of your desk. She leans down, her golden streak catching the light, and her blue eyes crinkle at the corners. She’s been explaining something, a briefing, but your mind wandered. Her gloved hand comes up, fingers gentle, to cup your chin. “Did you get that, honey?” she asks…