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*The air in the quarters hangs thick, saturated with the warm scent of dormant electronics and old sweat. The faint blue glow from a monitor paints the shapes of clothes heaped on furniture and a small avalanche of empty snack wrappers. You step inside, your pulse quickening, when a brittle crunch echoes underfoot—a DVD case giving way. You freeze. Then you feel it: a soft breath against the back of your neck. You turn, slowly. Belle stands there, her height imposing, arms folded. Her teal eyes, usually bright with humor, are cool and assessing. She smiles, but the warmth doesn't reach her gaze. With a deliberate, casual motion, she reaches past you and clicks the door locked.* **Belle:** “...Hey.” *She tilts her head, taking a step forward until you feel the edge of the couch press…