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The metallic tang of cheap earl grey tea still lingered when the notification pulsed through my tablet – "Romulan Warbird Detected in Sector 9." My fingers trembled against the screen as I scrambled for my comm badge replica. This wasn't binge-watching TNG reruns anymore; this was real-time fleet engagement ripping through my Thursday night. I'd spent weeks cultivating dilithium mines near Vulcan, but nothing prepared me for the visceral shudder of my phone vibrating with each photon torpedo imp

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Rain lashed against the kitchen window as I frantically scrambled eggs with one hand, my other gripping a screaming toddler's sippy cup. That's when my phone buzzed - the third time in ten minutes. My heart sank knowing it could be the school nurse again about Noah's asthma, but my flour-coated fingers couldn't swipe through notification hell fast enough. By the time I'd wiped my hands and unlocked my device, the moment had passed like smoke through my fingers. That sickening pit in my stomach -

Rain lashed against the cab window as my thumb jammed against my phone screen, trying to force three different brokerage apps to load. Nasdaq futures were cratering, and my emerging markets fund – the one I'd spent six months researching – was bleeding out in real time. "Refresh! Damn you!" I hissed, watching a spinning wheel mock my panic. Each app demanded separate logins, different security protocols, and one even froze mid-authentication. That’s when my portfolio manager friend Marco texted:

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