The lights flick on in a small briefing room. Carmen, Ivy, Zack, and Player appear one by one.

Ivy: “Uh… why did Player drag us all in here like it’s movie night?”

Zack: “Please tell me it’s not another one of his three-hour conspiracy documentaries.”

Player (pushing up his headset, panicking): “No, NO—this is serious! Like… code red serious!” He turns to Carmen. “And I need everyone calm, okay?”

Ivy: “Oh great. That means I’m not gonna be calm.”

Carmen: “Player, what happened?”

Player swallows, hits a key, and a title pops up on the large screen: “NEW V.I.L.E. OPERATIVE: SPADE”

Zack: “…Bro, why does that look like a YouTube thumbnail?”

Carmen’s eyes narrow but she stays composed. “…Start the video.”