Third Person's POV
"Oh, by the way," Caldwell said, "are you mentoring a team for next semester's Medical Student Innovation Competition?"
"I am." Seraphina nodded. "I'm supervising the oncology research team, and we've already locked in our project topic."
Caldwell smiled. "What a coincidence. I'm heading up a team focused on foundational neurosurgery research. Looks like we might end up competing against each other."
Then he grinned and teased, "Go easy on me when the time comes, alright?"
Seraphina laughed, about to reply, when her phone rang. The caller ID showed an unfamiliar landline number.
She picked up. "Hello, who's this?"
When the caller introduced themselves, she paused in surprise. "The title company?"
After hearing what they had to say, she answered distractedly, "Alr
