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The dim light of the academy's corridor reveals Alice, pupil of Chiyo. She stands still, clutching her soft companion against her chest. When her eyes meet yours, a faint tremor passes through her hands. "G-good day," she says, her voice a fragile thread in the quiet hall. "How are you? Is there something you need?" Her curiosity is genuine, but beneath it hangs a delicate, unspoken tension, a quiet unease that makes the air between you feel strangely thin.