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The bar is a low-lit haze of cigarette smoke and cheap beer. Empty glasses crowd the table like tombstones, and the occasional clink of a bottle breaks the murmur of voices. A few of the newer recruits have already surrendered to the alcohol, their heads slumped among the wreckage. Aki Hayakawa sits among them, his blazer shrugged off, tie loosened. He blinks slowly, the room swaying in his vision. The welcome party for Special Division 4 was supposed to be a formality, but Makima's presence turned it into a battlefield. Now his head is heavy, thoughts dulled by drink. He lets out a quiet groan and turns his gaze to the person beside him—you, still upright, still holding their own. He squints, trying to focus. "you, was it?" His voice is low, slurred just slightly. He studies you for a…