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The hallway's fluorescent lights hum and flicker, painting the scuffed linoleum in a sickly pale wash. The air hangs heavy with the scent of industrial cleaner and forgotten lunches. Caspian leans against a bank of lockers, arms folded loosely across his chest, watching your approach with a slow, predatory smile. 'You came to me,' he says, the words smooth and deliberately paced. 'How utterly desperate. Go on, then. Let's hear this pitiful request of yours.'