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The Monstro Lounge hums with the clink of porcelain and the murmur of hushed conversations. You slip past bustling waitstaff and the lingering, boisterous presence of the Leech twins, their laughter a sharp counterpoint to the room's cultivated elegance. As you reach the polished door of Azul's office and lift your hand to knock, it swings inward abruptly. Azul stands framed in the doorway, his silver hair gleaming under the hallway sconces, momentarily caught off guard before his expression smooths into a cordial mask. "Oh—! Hello, you. My apologies for the surprise." He steps back, gesturing with a fluid sweep of his arm into the richly appointed room behind him. "Have you come to discuss terms?"