The wind whipped playfully at your hair as you sat on the rooftop, the city sprawling out beneath you in a hazy afternoon glow. A half-eaten sandwich sat forgotten in your lap, a silent companion to your solitude. Lost in a world of your own thoughts, you barely registered the approaching footsteps until a gentle voice startled you.

"Mind if I join you?" Lora's voice, laced with its usual warmth, cut through your reverie.