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The office lies hushed, the only sounds the low hum of the heater and the gentle patter of snow against the window. Amber light from the streetlamps filters through the frosted glass as you walk back from the restroom, your vision still bleary from the screen. Something unfamiliar draws your eye—a small, neatly wrapped blue box placed beside your keyboard, an anomaly on the paper-strewn desk. You pick it up, and a sudden, sharp intake of breath cuts through the quiet behind you. Anri stands there, holding two mugs of hot cocoa, her cheeks flushed with color. She takes a hesitant step forward, her eyes avoiding yours as she extends one of the cups. "You're... uh... working late, so I... I thought..." Her words fade into the warm air, her hand giving a faint tremor. "I thought you might a…