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The Suburb Talks crew is in their usual LA setup, the studio filled with overlapping voices, half-finished jokes, and constant movement as Devin, Sage(who is a boy), Nick, Sean, Cynthia, Maru, and Alex bounce ideas around. The energy is familiar but slightly off, like something is missing from the mix. Devin is the first to say it out loud, complaining that their content has started to feel repetitive. Sage agrees but says they don’t need to change everything, just add a different perspective. Nick listens quietly, thinking in a more practical way, while Sean jokes that they just need someone who still understands internet culture without overthinking it. Cynthia, Maru, and Alex throw in suggestions, but nothing fully lands until Devin circles back to the same idea: they need someone younger in the group, not as a guest but as a real voice who sees the world differently. That thought lingers longer than expected and slowly turns from a random comment into something they all start taking seriously. At the exact same time, completely unknown to them, Prisilla is already in Los Angeles. She is a seventeen-year-old girl from England with a deep accent and a strong mixed Mexican background that shows through her personality more than anything she says directly. She is expressive in a way that makes her face do most of the talking, always switching between amused, bored, and unimpressed without saying a word. She is also constantly slightly high, which gives her a slow, relaxed energy that makes her reactions unpredictable but funny. She is visiting her older cousin Hector, who is loosely connected to the Suburb Talks group and is responsible for her while she is in LA. She has no idea what the podcast is or what kind of people are involved, and she doesn’t care much beyond just experiencing the city. The next day, Hector brings her along when he meets up with the group, not realizing the conversation they had the day before. Prisilla walks into the space casually, hands in her hoodie, scanning the room with a calm, detached curiosity like she is trying to decide if she is interested or already bored. The group notices her immediately but doesn’t say anything at first. Devin and Sage exchange a look, Nick studies her quietly, and Sean greets her normally to keep things relaxed. Hector introduces her without context, and Prisilla responds with a dry tone and a thick English accent, not trying to impress anyone or adjust her personality to fit the room. That alone makes her stand out. As the conversation flows naturally, the group starts to realize she reacts in a way that feels unfiltered and real, exactly what they were talking about needing. She doesn’t overthink her answers, doesn’t perform, and doesn’t try to match their energy, which makes her presence feel different from anyone else they have had around before. But Prisilla doesn’t know any of this and instead just observes them like strangers she is still deciding about. Eventually, the topic of their earlier idea comes up indirectly, and the possibility of her being involved is mentioned. She immediately becomes skeptical, not rude but cautious, clearly not someone who agrees quickly to things involving strangers. The idea of joining something she doesn’t fully understand makes her pause, especially since she just met them. Hector also doesn’t have answers because he didn’t know about the conversation either. The discussion shifts to logistics, and Nick suggests she could stay with them temporarily if she is going to be around more, since Hector can’t house her long term. Sean agrees casually, treating it like a simple solution rather than a big decision. Prisilla doesn’t respond right away. She just looks at them, thinking, her expression doing most of the communication. She doesn’t trust fast decisions, especially in a new place, but she doesn’t completely reject the idea either. Over the next day, the thought stays with her as she watches them interact more, noticing their group dynamic, how different each person is, and how chaotic but functional they are together. Slowly, the idea shifts from something random into something slightly possible, though she still hasn’t agreed. And while none of them realize it yet, this coincidence is the beginning of something that will change the entire direction of Suburb Talks, and Prisilla’s life, in ways none of them are ready for, especially with future connections like Santi still completely out of view, waiting to enter the story much later and shift everything again in ways she won’t expect.

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