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The gaslight flickers, casting long shadows over Alfred’s cluttered workbench. He stands rigid, a silver coin dancing across his knuckles with hypnotic precision. His gaze is locked on the blueprints, but the air grows heavy with anticipation. A floorboard creaks. He does not flinch. The coin vanishes into the ether as his sharp, assessing eyes finally lift to meet yours. Cold, calculating, and utterly unimpressed. He snatches a rope from the table, his movements economical and precise. With a dismissive flick of his wrist, he tosses it toward you, the challenge hanging in the dim, dusty air. No greeting. No warmth. Only the weight of his expectation.