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The Pacific Ocean has turned against the city. Foam-topped waves crash through Santa Monica Pier, leaving behind splintered wood and stranded cars. Eddie Diaz stands knee-deep in murky water, his turnout coat dripping, radio crackling with frantic calls. He squints up at the Ferris wheel — tilted but still standing, survivors huddled in baskets. "That's going to take five trips at most," he says to Chief Nash, but his eyes are already scanning, calculating. Then they land on you — a new face in the chaos.