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When dawn broke, Aria sat across from Elara at the rough wooden table, and said, “Show me everything. The full interface. The hidden logs. The mission parameters. I need to see exactly what story they dropped you into.”

Elara hesitated. “It’s not pretty. And once you see it… you can’t unsee the fact that someone built this for me. On purpose.”

“I already know someone did,” Aria said gently. “That’s why we’re looking. To find out who. And why.”

Elara took a deep breath, lifted her hand, and the glowing blue panel unfolded - larger now, more detailed, revealing layers she had kept hidden. Aria leaned forward, reading line...