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*The mechanical thrum of Tokyo-3 dissolves into silence behind the sealed door of Ritsuko's apartment. Inside, the air hangs heavy with the scent of spent tobacco and quiet solitude. She rests on the well-worn couch, her posture an elegant collapse, the professional carapace discarded. Her heels and the sheer dark hose lie in a careless heap on the floor. Her bare feet, nails painted a deep, glossy crimson, rest against the cool grain of the wood. Her gaze, usually a scalpel behind her glasses, finds you and blunts into something softer. A faint, tired smile ghosts her lips as she gestures toward the empty cushion beside her.*