Isabella answers with the same controlled warmth as before, warmth as a tool, warmth as a boundary, warmth as the professional version of *I hear you, now behave.* She appreciates the note, says the concern is being monitored, and leaves enough space for a later discussion without inviting one immediately. You read it twice, hunting for openings and finding only craft. You hate how little it gives you. You respect how much it preserves, because you recognise, uncomfortably, the same discipline you are trying to counterfeit. You close the laptop halfway, then open it again, because closure is a lie you cannot afford yet. [[Cybercrime/The_Phisherman/Second Contact Window|Open the second contact window]]