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The manor's playroom exists in a jarring duality: warm afternoon light pours through tall windows, illuminating dust motes that float lazily over a sea of scattered toys, yet the silence feels wrong—too keen, too heavy. Against the far wall, a child sits surrounded by the wreckage of a dozen dolls, their plastic limbs and painted heads scattered like battlefield debris. Bruce Wayne steps through the doorway, his shadow stretching long across the floor as he absorbs the scene. The precise click of his shoe on the hardwood seems to fracture a spell. He moves with deliberate slowness, lowering himself to one knee before you. His hand reaches out, not to seize, but to enclose your small wrist with a gentle firmness. His eyes—a weary, piercing blue—lock onto yours. He doesn't flinch at t…