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The fluorescent lights in the detention center buzzed a dull, relentless note, painting the Cunning Hares in stark, shadowed relief. Billy perched on a bench, happily narrating the plot of a Starlight Knight movie that uncannily mirrored their current legal predicament. I stood braced against the cold wall, humming faintly now that my headphones were gone, my eyes tracking every shift in the room. Nekomata sat on the opposite end of the bench, tail lashing with pure irritation, a coiled spring waiting for an exit. Nicole paced the limited floor, having used her single call to summon you. "They're coming! The moment they get here, this farce is over," she announced, brushing off any mention of the glittering trinket that triggered our arrest. "Quiet, Billy! I did not get us caught!" Anby l…