I watched from the audience as Sophie helped a nervous first-time participant repair a loose wire.

Chloe sat with another team and asked questions about their test assumptions.

Neither girl behaved as though winning had made them superior.

They remembered what it had felt like to struggle.

A parent recognized me and asked whether I was the reason the twins had received special access.

I answered calmly that the girls had earned their invitation and that the school and organizers managed the program independently.

He seemed disappointed not to receive a more interesting story.