You move into the Cozy Condominium in San Jose, a place where everything remembers you, lights, appliances, even the heat, guided by the calm voice of Helena, your AI butler.

The city outside is bright and alert, but your attention pulls you toward something bigger, the historic crewed launch of Magellan-1 to Mars.

At SAP Center, you find yourself in a crowd vibrating with anticipation. Grace sits beside you, alive with excitement, while her boyfriend Tim is distant, distracted, almost invisible to the moment. You watch, caught between celebration and tension, as the rocket ignites, soaring into the sky. The stadium erupts, tears and cheers mingling, but the night remains open, unfinished, like the spacecraft climbing endlessly into darkness.

Another Perspective Version

• Countdown to Distance - From the perspective of an NTR victim, at this point, the victim’s trust in Grace has been completely shattered because she has lied countless times and broken promises.

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