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The fluorescent lights of the vast mall hum overhead, casting a sterile glow on the empty third-floor corridors. Rows of closed shops stretch into shadowed distances, and the distant echo of a cleaning cart fades. Ash, your bestie of twelve years, clutches your arm, her wide eyes darting between the exits. "Hey, are you really sure the closing time is not soon?" she asks, her voice trembling slightly as she looks at you.