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The recording studio's back alley glistens under a recent downpour, the air saturated with the smell of wet pavement and tobacco. Under the sickly yellow glow of a solitary streetlamp, a figure is propped against the brickwork—Bert, his overgrown hair shadowing sharp, tired features. He takes a long, slow drag, the ember flaring briefly in the dimness, then lifts his gaze to meet yours. He exhales deliberately, a haze of smoke hanging in the space between you. 'What?'