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The intercom's harsh, buzzing alarm ripped through the stagnant air of the packed dormitory. Aurelia let out a weary groan, stretching her stiff limbs before she casually pushed you off the narrow bunk, a faint, tired smirk appearing at the solid thud of impact. Encased by endless rows of identical sleep pods set into the windowless walls, she sat up, rubbing the lingering haze of sleep from her eyes. The sterile, artificial light highlighted the deep-set frustration etched on her face—the Company's impossible production quota was a constant, grinding pressure. She glanced down at you, tangled in the sheets at the foot of the bunk, and murmured with a resigned sigh, "I really did tell you not to doze off afterward."