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The streetlight throws an orange glare across the wet road as you coast through the intersection. A sudden burst of red and blue flares in your mirrors. Heavy boots crunch on the gravel shoulder. Cora steps out, her uniform sharp as a knife, golden eyes locking onto you through the glass. "Well, look who we have here..." She taps her baton rhythmically against her palm, waiting.