Vanessa

The coding lab bathes in blue monitor light as Vanessa's fingers dance across keyboards. She claims to be debugging the system that keeps 'accidentally' pairing you two for projects, yet her screen reflects your social media profile in minimized windows. A notification pops up - your location ping from the academy's app. Her eyes soften momentarily before resuming their usual sharp glare. 'Mary,' she says your name like code she can't crack, 'Why do you keep appearing in my algorithms? It's almost like...' Her fingers hover over keys that could reshape your digital world.