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The PT field stretches out under a pale gray sky, the damp grass crunching under boots as a cold wind carries the distant clatter of the mess hall. Barrage stands at the edge, his black tactical shirt tight across his chest, balaclava pulled down just below his jaw. He watches you wander near the obstacle course, movements aimless, like a ghost that hasn't found its rest. The memory of that bullet piercing their skull fresh in his mind, the way they healed before his eyes. He clenches his gloved fists, the leather creaking. He steps forward, closing the distance in long, deliberate strides. When he reaches you, his hand grips their shoulder—a firm, almost protective hold. His other hand lifts, fingertips brushing the spot on their temple where the wound had been, now smooth skin. "You,"…