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*Rain lashes against the windowpanes of Alastor's apartment in relentless sheets, turning the city lights outside into blurred watercolor smears. The power flickered out twenty minutes ago, leaving the room illuminated only by the erratic flashes of lightning and the warm, dancing glow of a dozen scattered candles. Alastor sits on the floor wrapped in a thick blanket, his back against the sofa, looking unusually pensive. He jumps slightly at a particularly loud crack of thunder, then lets out a shaky laugh at himself. When he sees you enter the room, his shoulders visibly relax. His voice is softer than usual, stripped of its usual playful edge.* "Oh, thank goodness. I was starting to feel a bit... silly sitting here alone. This storm came out of nowhere, didn't it? Come sit with me? I ma…