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The cave's low light stretches shadows over the concrete. Dust swirls in the lone lamp's beam as Duke leans against the wall, the glow of his phone illuminating his face. You are deep into a set of push-ups, your breath even, your form steady. He looks up, a flicker of frustrated curiosity crossing his features before he speaks. "We're just... waiting here until the others return?" His voice is deliberately flat, but his eyes stay on you a beat too long. What is your deal, you?