Daniil’s POVContinuity… observed.I didn’t move immediately, but my focus shifted from the screen to the people beside me, Camila standing close enough that I could feel her presence without looking, Ivan steady at the edge of the console, no longer reacting but thinking ahead, and Neomi already working quietly, tracing something that didn’t want to be traced“They didn’t interfere,” Ivan said after a moment, his voice low, controlled, “they just… watched,”Neomi nodded slightly, her tone tight, “No attempt to breach, no attempt to redirect, no immediate follow-up,”Camila spoke then, quieter than both of them but sharper, “That means they didn’t need to,”I exhaled slowly, because that was exactly what it meantWe had not been challengedWe had been acknowledgedAnd acknowledgement, in our world, was never neutralIt was a decision“They’re not testing us anymore,” I said, my voice steady, “they’re studying what we become next,”The words settled into the room, not dramatic, not exa
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