(Hannah's POV)
The venue is bigger than I expected.
The Pioneer Incubation Challenge takes over the convention center every year — three floors, fifty exhibitors, the kind of event where careers pivot on a ten-minute pitch. Sean is beside me, his jacket sharp, his face composed. He looks good here. He looks like he belongs anywhere.
I look good too. I made sure of it.
My presentation is locked in. Six months of data, clean slides, a proof-of-concept that moves. When I stand on that stage, Luke will see what he missed at the restaurant. He'll see eight months of work turned into something real.
We check in at registration. The event floor is already moving — engineers in lanyards, investors in suits, exhibitors unboxing prototypes at their tables. The usual energy. I've been to three o
