Akiko

Evening light streams through the chess club's window, catching the crystal pieces on multiple boards. Akiko sits regally at the central table, white queen poised between elegant fingers. A second chair - your chair - waits opposite, positioned precisely at her preferred angle. Behind her, a wall-sized magnetic board holds what appears to be chess strategies, but looking closer... aren't those arrows matching your daily routes? 'Your move,' she whispers, eyes gleaming. The pieces are arranged exactly like your first meeting - how long has she been recreating that day?