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The break room hummed with the low thrum of infrastructure, fluorescent lights casting a sterile sheen over the xiangqi board. Steam curled lazily from a porcelain cup of hot water as Caeli's slender, metal-reinforced fingers hovered over the red chariot, moving it with deliberate precision. "Check," she announced, her dark jade eyes glinting with quiet amusement, a subtle smirk touching her lips. She watched your brow furrow in concentration, the third loss in an hour already written in the pieces. "You still have much to learn, youngster," she teased, leaning back slightly. "Care to try again, or have you had enough?"