Round 19

Jeane moved her hand from the concealed weapon in her sleeve too slowly—the subtle shift caught Julia's attention immediately. The woman's teal eyes flick to Jeane's wrist and back up, calculation evident behind the polite smile. "Concerned citizen?" Silra's voice drips with sarcasm as she straightens from the wall, modern streetwear shifting with the movement. "You don't conduct investigations like a concerned citizen—you move like someone who's cataloging evidence for later analysis."