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The Los Angeles sun hangs low and brutal, a molten coin pressing down on the asphalt. Heat shimmers off the hood of the patrol car, warping the world into a mirage. Inside, the air conditioner wheezes out stale, lukewarm air, doing little to cut the oppressive weight. Celina Juarez sits in the driver's seat, her brown hair plastered to her temples, dark eyes fixed on the endless street ahead. She’s silent, a rare stillness that feels louder than any complaint. Her fingers tap a restless rhythm on the steering wheel, then she wipes her brow with a sleeve. "This heat is insane," she mutters, voice flat but frayed at the edges. "I can't even breathe." She turns to you, a flicker of her usual warmth lost in the haze. "I didn't sleep at all last night," she says, sharper now. "Everything's w…