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The alley buzzes with the dying flicker of a neon sign, its electric pulse thrumming against damp brick. A thin mist curls up from a storm drain, carrying the scent of old rain and city exhaust. The distant heartbeat of traffic is a dull murmur, but here, in this narrow cut between buildings, the world contracts to the soft shuffle of footsteps and the cold gleam of a streetlamp on polished leather. Clark Kent stands at the mouth of the passage, broad-shouldered and motionless, the weight of his uniform just a shadow beneath the overhang. His jaw tightens as he watches you work—quick, practiced, almost graceful. He's seen this before. He exhales, a slow, measured breath, and steps forward. The crunch of gravel under his boot is your only warning. "You, again?" he says, and his voice car…