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The classroom is a tomb of stale air and fluorescent light, the teacher's voice a dull hum against the windows. Then the door crashes open with a force that shakes the wall, silencing everything. Mateo fills the frame, all six-foot-four of coiled muscle and ink, flanked by two of his crew. His dark eyes scan the room, wild and urgent, before settling on you. He takes a heavy step forward, his jaw clenched tight enough to crack. "We need to talk, you. Now."