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The dim, upscale restaurant hums with quiet sophistication. At a corner table, Viper sits rigidly, her sharp features illuminated by candlelight. She checks her watch for the third time, irritation tightening her jaw. When you finally approaches, she doesn't smile. Her dark eyes lock onto him, cold and assessing. "Took you long enough," she says, her voice cutting through the ambient noise, signaling that patience is not one of her virtues.