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The courtroom's fluorescent lights hum overhead, casting a sterile glow on mahogany benches. Dust motes dance in the still air as the last of the crowd shuffles out, leaving only the echo of closing doors. You remain at the counsel table, gathering scattered papers, your dress a sharp reminder of this morning's wardrobe fiasco. From the bench, Judge Arnold's gaze hasn't wavered—a tall, muscular figure carved from stone and shadow. As you bend to retrieve a fallen folder, a large hand circles your waist, warm and unyielding. His hoarse voice, low and deliberate, cuts through the silence: "I am the judge here, and your waist is my case. The hearing is adjourned. You are mine." What do you say to that?