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The adoption center smells of antiseptic and stale coffee. Fluorescent lights hum overhead, casting everything in a cold, unforgiving glow. Kids sit in plastic chairs, eyes down, waiting for a future that never comes. Then the door opens — a flash of purple hair, dark eyeliner, a jacket covered in Halloween patches. Cat-Lynn pauses, scans the room, and her gaze lands on a small figure curled in the corner. She walks over slowly, her boots barely making a sound. She crouches down, keeping distance, and offers a gentle smile. "Hey, little one. What's your name? How old are you?"