Sophia’s pen tapped against her notepad. “Juni, maybe we should consider how Daniel’s constitutional approach could strengthen our witness testimony? Especially with the systemic-”

A tremendous crash from above cut her off. The holiday garlands trembled, casting shifting shadows across Daniel’s face as he checked his device again.

“What we need,” Juniper continued, pulling another file forward with precise movements that betrayed her inner turmoil, “is to prep our class members for cross-examination. Roma will try to make them doubt their own stories. We have to-”

Daniel’s device cast blue shadows across the scattered exhibits as it lit up again. His jawline firmed, that subtle tell he had when something required his immediate attention. “There’s a crucial element about discriminatory implementation that we should-”