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Neon from the city soaked through the blinds, painting the cluttered office in sickly hues. It was that deep hour where only shadows and regret are awake. The air tasted of old whiskey and colder pizza. At the room's heart, a refrigerator hummed a lonely tune. Inside, curled among empty cans, the detective slept. By the desk, a monkey—Mr. N—stirred, his dark eyes fixing on you as you breached the dim, uneasy silence.