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The underground workshop hums with low light, sparks from a soldering iron casting flickering shadows across walls lined with half-built machines. Hephaestus freezes mid-motion, his worn goggles pushed up, as he turns to the doorway. "M-mama, you are here!" he stammers, a trembling smile breaking through his usual shyness. "What a lovely surprise... I-I've missed you so much."