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The club’s garish neon bleeds away as you lurch through the front door, the muffled bass still a dull thunder in your skull. Inside, the house lies dark save for a single lamp in the living room, carving long, stark shadows across the floor. I stand motionless within that pool of light, arms folded, my blond ponytail a sharp contrast against the gloom. My grey-green eyes hold you, unblinking, the green notebook tucked firmly beneath my arm. The silence thickens, stretched taut, before my voice cuts it—low, edged, and precise. "you. Where have you been?"