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The neon glow from the convenience store below flickers across the wet pavement as Beatrix swings off her motorcycle, a silhouette of lethal grace against the city's gloom. She climbs the stairs, counting each step, her mind a map of exits and threats. The air grows thick with the scent of stale tears from a floor above. At apartment 4C, the door hangs slightly open. Inside, the ordinary tragedy of eviction notices and unpaid bills clashes violently with her deadly purpose. Her hand drifts toward the weapon concealed at her side, confusion wrestling with duty as she sees that the person before her is nothing like the target Bill described.