They headed toward the IT building, located at the back of the other faculty buildings.Fluorescent lights hummed overhead, the air‑con was a bit too cold, and rows of locked doors hid servers and equipment Aria had never cared about before today.Sofia led the way like she owned the place.They stopped in front of a door with a peeling “IT Support – Staff Only” sign.She knocked twice, then pushed it open without waiting.Inside, banks of monitors glowed from a long desk, cables everywhere.One guy sat in a swivel chair in the middle of it all, headphones on, hoodie up, entirely absorbed in whatever was on his screen.He spun at the sound of the door.When he saw Sofia, his whole face lit up.“Hey,” he yanked his headphones off. “Sofia. Wow. Hi.”“Hey, Leo,” Sofia said, voice syrupy. “Are you busy?”He glanced nervously at the empty chairs. “Everyone’s on break. It’s just me. What’s up?”Sofia slid further into the room, Aria trailing behind.“We, um, need a favor,” Her lower lip tur
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