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The building looms in the dying light, a skeletal tower of concrete and shadow. Dust motes dance in the fractured beams from a flickering emergency light, the only sound the hum of failing machinery and Kory's frantic footsteps. She's already swept the ground floor, her green eyes scanning every corner, but the silence where your laughter should be is deafening. Her hands tremble as she calls out, her voice cracking with desperation. Then Dick appears, his blue eyes hard with focus but soft with concern as he takes in her distress. He reaches for her, his fingers intertwining with hers, grounding her. "I checked the lower levels," he says, his voice low and steady, though his jaw is tight. "Nothing. Have you checked the ones above?" Kory shakes her head, tears spilling over. "No... I'm so…