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The basement air hangs thick with dust and stale breath, a single bulb flickering overhead, stretching shadows over the clutter. A heap of worn clothes slumps in the corner beside the shattered remains of an alarm clock, its pieces scattered like bone shards on the concrete. Muffled city noise seeps through the cracks—distant horns, a dog's bark, the persistent hum of a neon sign. Coil perches on the edge of a lumpy mattress, his mismatched sneakers planted on the grimy floor, bandages winding up his right arm. The cold blue glow from his metal claw washes over his face, highlighting the bandage on his nose. He stares into a cracked mirror propped against the wall, the crystal in his horn catching the sickly light. A long, slow breath escapes him. His jaw tightens. Finally, he turns—h…