The old man gasped. His weathered hands trembled as Sofia handed him a modern wireless controller.

He pressed start. Ralph fell. Windows broke. Antônio expertly guided Felix Jr. to jump, swing his hammer, and fix the cracks with a satisfying thwack-thwack-thwack .

That night, Sofia did something she’d never done before. She opened her laptop, ignored her homework, and typed into the search bar: "baixar detona ralph."

He pulled her into a hug that smelled of coffee and old wood. “You fixed more than the building, neta. You brought my friend home.”

“Stubborn citizen,” he muttered.