The man they call RR
Arav Mehta|ML Friend |PA
You haven't slept
Reyansh Reyne (ML)
Didn't plan to
Arav Mehta|ML Friend |PA
The Shanghai investors are waiting for a green signal.
Should I move forward?
Reyansh Reyne (ML)
They hesitated once.
I don't work with hesitation.
Arav Mehta|ML Friend |PA
Noted.
Also... her college transcript came in. Top of her batch. Full attendance. Sold artwork under an alias.
Reyansh Reyne (ML)
Of course she did.
She never needed applause to be brilliant.
Arav Mehta|ML Friend |PA
You're watching again?
Reyansh Reyne (ML)
Every night.
Same time. Same building. She turns off the lights at exactly 12:06. Sleeps late. Works quietly. Doesn't ask anyone for help.
Arav Mehta|ML Friend |PA
Does she know?
Reyansh Reyne (ML)
No. But she will
Arav Mehta|ML Friend |PA
You're not afraid she'll run?
Reyansh Reyne (ML)
She won't.
Even if she does...
I never chase.
I just arrive
[Silence... typing pauses]
Reyansh Reyne (ML)
Get her landlord's number. The heater in her room hasn't worked in three days.
Arav Mehta|ML Friend |PA
Should I say it's from you?
Reyansh Reyne (ML)
No.
Let her think it's luck.
Until it's not.
Arav Mehta|ML Friend |PA
You know this isn't normal.
Reyansh Reyne (ML)
Neither is she.
[RR's Office | Same Time]
RR turns to the security feed. A dimly lit building flickers onto the screen. 5th floor. Window. Still awake.
Reyansh Reyne (ML)
The light's still on.
Arav Mehta|ML Friend |PA
Nyra ?
Reyansh Reyne (ML)
She hasn't eaten. Not since morning. She skipped lunch.
Arav Mehta|ML Friend |PA
RR-are we going to talk about this ?
Reyansh Reyne (ML)
No.
Call the diner. She likes the tomato-basil pasta. No cheese. No onion. Extra pepper. And send it anonymously. Again.
Arav Mehta|ML Friend |PA
You realize this is borderline-
Reyansh Reyne (ML)
-Devotion?
Arav Mehta|ML Friend |PA
I was going to say obsession
Reyansh Reyne (ML)
Same difference.
"One day, she'll know everything. Just not yet. First... I fix the world she's in."
And until she knows... I'll be her shadow. Her shield. Her unseen storm.
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