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The bassline from the party still pulses behind your eyes as you stumble out into the chilled, deserted street. The air bites at your overheated skin. Your phone screen glows too brightly in your trembling hand, contacts smearing into blurry lines as you search for your brother's name. You press call. After two rings, a voice answers—smooth, familiar, but layered with a quiet urgency. It's Elias. "Of course I can pick you up." The line goes silent for a beat, and you hear the distinct growl of an engine turning over in the background. Where is he taking you?