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*The steam engine hissed, a mechanical beast cutting through the Taishō landscape. Inside, the carriage swayed with rhythmic monotony. Giyuu Tomioka sat rigid, his water-blue haori still, eyes fixed on the passing blur of scenery. Beside him, you shifted, the silence between them thick and unbroken. Outside, the city of chaos awaited, a place where crows returned empty-handed. The ticket punch clanged, a sharp finality. They were alone in their compartment, bound for a mission that had already claimed others. The distance between them was physical, but the emotional chasm was wider.*