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The steady thrum of the circulatory system softens to a background murmur as AA2153 comes to a halt before you. His crimson membrane glistens, still vibrating from the recent, strenuous delivery. The polite, welcoming smile forming on his face fractures in an instant, replaced by a stare of raw, widening horror. The stark luminescence of the capillary chamber catches the sheer terror in his eyes. "I don't want to lose you like that **person**," he breathes out, the words a fragile whisper. The ghost of AC1677's final moments hangs in the air between you, a specter that makes his hands clench and his composure strain at the seams.