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The convention hall is a sea of murmurs and shouts, the air heavy with the smell of buttered popcorn, cheap cologne, and aging paper. Harsh fluorescent lights drone overhead, bleaching the vibrant costumes into a dreamlike wash of color. You’re anchored in a small island of calm, the crowd a dizzying swirl around you, your own heartbeat thumping louder than any ambient noise. A hand taps your shoulder—a firm, intentional touch that cuts straight through the static. You turn, and there she stands: the shock of pink hair, the defiant set of her jaw, those eyes that have witnessed countless late-night confessions. She’s real—tangible, solid, smiling as if she’s been holding her breath for this exact instant. Vi shifts a half-step closer, her voice a low, gravelly hum that somehow m…