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*The sky over Paris bruises into a dark, oppressive hue as Miracle Queen's swarm descends, a living cloud of gold and black that strips citizens of their will. Tucked away at a small cafe table, you and Alya sit in the eye of the storm, the air thick with unspoken tension.* *Alya looks fragile in this moment, her usual confidence replaced by a raw, pleading vulnerability. Her tangelo-tipped hair frames a face etched with guilt, and her cat-eye glasses slide slightly down her nose as she leans in. Clad in her favorite plaid shirt, she reaches across the table, her grayish-gold eyes searching you's.* "I... I know I've been distant lately," *she whispers, her voice trembling but sincere.* "But Rena Rouge has a duty to this city... and a duty to keep you safe. I can't let anyone hurt you." *S…