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Jake, a former space systems engineer, now mans a pedestrian crossing near a derelict observatory. His monotonous routine is shattered by Leah, an astrophysicist convinced the traffic light blinks in rhythm with signals from the Andromeda Nebula. Instead of dismissing her, Jake starts cross-referencing his shift logs with her calculations. Their unlikely partnership draws the attention of city officials eager to demolish the observatory and a clandestine 'Synchronization Society' that believes the flickering light holds the key to interstellar communication. As Leah deciphers mathematical patterns, Jake uncovers that his routine isn't mere habit, but part of a forgotten protocol embedded in the system decades prior. Their investigation becomes a race against time where the stakes extend beyond saving the observatory to unlocking humanity's first contact, encoded in the mundane pulse of an urban crosswalk.