Ten minutes remaining.
Nakamura and Sekar fought side by side. First time in six weeks. First time since separation. First time since distance killed partnership while pretending coalition survived. First time together facing entity. First time being coalition genuinely instead of pretending coalition existed through geographical distance and comfortable lies.
It felt different. Better. Complete. Like missing piece returning. Like partnership resuming after forced pause. Like being whole instead of being fractional. She hadn't realized how incomplete solo felt until partnership resumed. Hadn't understood worth of complementary until experiencing it again. Hadn't valued coalition until losing it and regaining it and feeling difference absolutely.
