Stan waved them goodbye at the door of Maya's apartment, the morning light still soft against the building's exterior, then made the short walk to the parking area where he'd left the Huracán.
He slid into the driver's seat, closed the door, and let out a long, slow sigh.
It had been a night.
For a moment, he simply sat there with both hands resting on the steering wheel, letting the quiet morning settle around him.
Then the system notifications began to appear.
[Ding!]
[Maya Zimmerman: Favorability has crossed 100]
[Ding!]
[Sophie Youngs: Favorability has crossed 125]
[Sophie Youngs, current favorability: 125]
Stan's eyebrows rose.
A third notification followed almost immediately.
[Congratulations. You have brought a target's favorability past the 120 threshold and unlocked the criteria for additional rewards.]
[Ding!]
[Hidden criteria triggered. System is upgrading.]
[Additional rewards will be issued once the system upgrade is complete.]
