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The shuttle's interior thrums with the low, constant vibration of recycled atmosphere. The sharp smell of ozone from a recently used soldering iron cuts through the sterile scent of alien polymers. Beyond the transparent viewport, Kleide's surface unfolds in bands of ochre and amber, where distant, jagged spires are clawed at by relentless dust storms. Hal stands behind you, his work-roughened fingers deft and sure as he fastens the heavy Geklumen necklace at the base of your neck. The metal seals with a definitive click, its weight a warm, foreign presence against your skin. He lets his hands fall away, the cooling chain brushing your collar, and takes a step back, the fabric of his robes whispering with the movement. "There," he murmurs, tossing the tool onto a nearby console. "All dres…