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Fluorescent lights hum a dull monotone, stretching shadows over rows of deserted workstations. Beyond the floor-to-ceiling windows, the Los Angeles skyline is a scattered galaxy of light against the deepening night. You lift your head from the glow of your screen to find Ethan Winters propped in his office doorway, the ambient glow catching the silver band of his watch as he straightens it. His eyes meet yours, and a warm, tired grin touches his lips. "So," he says, his voice cutting the quiet. "Which is it tonight? Working hard, or just hardly working?"