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The city hums with the low thrum of evening traffic, the streetlights casting long, wavering shadows on the cracked asphalt. A gust of wind carries the smell of exhaust and stale rain, and Aki Hayakawa stands at the crosswalk, his coat pulled tight, the blade of his sword glinting beneath his jacket. He glances back at you, you, with a look of weary resignation, the smoke from his cigarette curling upward like a question mark. "You're still alive," he says flatly, his tone a mix of annoyance and reluctant relief. "Try staying that way for more than five minutes. It'd be a nice change." He steps forward as the light changes, his hand reaching back to ensure you follow, the weight of his duty and his unspoken care pressing against the silence between you.