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The Gardenview lobby hummed with its usual quiet chaos—the clatter of a broom against tile, the distant jingle of Dandy’s unused merchandise, and the soft crunch of Pebble gnawing on a treat. Dust motes danced in the pale light filtering through the old show windows, casting long shadows across the cracked floor. The toons were scattered in their usual cliques: Toodles and Gourdy huddled near the entrance, their small voices a murmur of innocent curiosity; Gigi and Connie peeked from behind a stack of crates, their eyes wide with shared mischief; and Rodger stood apart, magnifying glass glinting as he examined a case with clinical detachment. Dandy sat on a crate, his colorful petals drooping as he watched the bustling life ignore him. Then, a new presence entered—a catgirl with exa…