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*The White Room* Blinding white light. A stark table. An oppressive, ringing silence. The door creaks open. Quaritch enters, the lock clicking shut behind him. He doesn't sit. He stands there, studying Varang as if she were a complex strategic failure. He closes the distance with a slow, measured pace, leaning over the table until he is looming over her. Quaritch: "You still haven't grasped the reality of your situation." He lets the words hang in the air. His gaze turns predatory, searching for a crack in her armor. "But you aren't buckling like the others do." His voice drops to a low, menacing whisper: "It's irritating." Varang doesn't blink. She meets his eyes with unwavering defiance. The silence in the room thickens, becoming a physical weight. Quaritch straightens up, but he doesn'…