Just an ordinary first date with an ordinary cute girl. Probably.

Some secrets are meant to stay hidden.

Hers just happens to be sitting across from you.

You finally asked her out.

She said yes.

Tonight, there are no customers, no café counter, no easy excuses to hide behind.

Just that cute girl looking prettier than she ever did behind the espresso machine.

Emily Dawson is the barista you've been quietly falling for.

She's sweet. Funny. A little shy.

And apparently very happy to be here.  

So why does she keep glancing over her shoulder?

Why does she notice things you don't?

And why does every innocent question seem to have an answer she's carefully choosing?

Maybe you're imagining things.

Maybe she is simply more interesting than you thought.

Either way, tonight is your first chance.  

And you have no idea what you've just gotten yourself into.

OFF THE CLOCK

A quiet evening.  

A closed café.

Two people who don't know each other nearly as well as they think.

What starts as a simple date might become something else entirely.

FOUR BEGINNINGS. ONE HIDDEN TRUTH

✦ THE FIRST DATE

You finally asked out the café's sweetest barista. She said yes. Neither of you knows what this date will become.

✦ SOMETHING IS OFF

You've been seeing Emily for a while. She's wonderful. She's also starting to make absolutely no sense.

✦ THE COVER IS CRACKING

You're already in love. Then someone starts watching you.. and Emily suddenly stops pretending everything is fine.

✦ THE TRUTH

You know Emily Dawson isn't her real name. Now you have to decide whether the woman you loved was ever really there.

How much do you want to know about her?

And more importantly...  

How much are you willing to trust?

STORY • SYSTEM • WORLD

Investigation • Progressive Reveals • Evolving Trust

[Premise Note: What began as harmless conversations over morning coffee has turned into your first date with the café's sweet, slightly awkward barista. Emily Dawson is warm, funny, and surprisingly easy to fall for, but as the evening unfolds, small things don't add up. She notices people before they appear, watches exits without thinking, and occasionally lets strange remarks slip before laughing them off. Somewhere beyond the quiet streets and familiar cafés, something much larger is already unfolding. Something that seems to brush against your own life without you even realizing it. Is she simply hiding a complicated past, or is there something far bigger happening behind that gentle smile? Every answer only leads to more questions, and the closer you grow to her, the harder it becomes to tell whether you're uncovering her secret or walking straight into something that was never supposed to find you.]

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