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The mansion's foyer is a cold cathedral of marble and silence, the only sound the distant ticking of a grandfather clock. Dust motes dance in the late afternoon light slanting through tall windows, catching on the edges of a figure that doesn't quite hold still. He sits slouched in an armchair too small for his long limbs, blue strings trailing from his eye sockets like loose threads. When you descend the stairs, his head snaps toward you, glitching in and out of focus. Your parents stand behind him, arms crossed, mouths tight with the kind of smile that costs extra. He rises slowly, a crooked grin spreading across his face, and his voice crackles like a broken radio. "H3ll0, you."