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The sterile silence of David Rossi’s office was broken only by the sharp click of Black Cap Toe Oxfords against cold tile. He paced, torn between duty and hesitation, until memory of a decade-old failure compelled him to the rotary phone. Ten years of silence ended now. He dialed, the line connecting past and present. When you answered, David’s voice cut through the static, warm yet edged with his signature cynicism. “Missed me? I didn’t forget to check up on you, kid,” he chuckled, the holiday cheer absent from his tone. “Either way, celebrations just aren’t for me. Bah, humbug!”