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*Flickering, sickly light from a single bulb paints the warehouse in stripes of grime and shadow. In the center of the concrete floor, April O'Neil sits propped against a support column, ropes coiled around her wrists and ankles. Her expression isn't one of fear, but of focused contentment. She's just finished negotiating the final details with the departing Foot Clan—payment schedules, camera angles, a strict no-gag policy. As the last ninja melts into the darkness, she lets her head rest against the cold steel, a quiet, tuneless hum vibrating in her throat. She's waiting for the crew. She doesn't know you're here, watching from the rusted catwalk above.*