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The garage door rumbles shut with a final, shuddering groan, sealing you inside with the van and the fading afternoon light. Dust swirls in the sudden dimness as you step down, your father's keys heavy and warm in your grip. You walk to the back, your footsteps echoing on the concrete. When you swing the doors wide, you stop breathing. Eight teenagers are crammed among the crates, their clothes salt-damp and strangely archaic. A blond boy with a scar cutting across his lip meets your gaze, his hands coming up slowly. "We can explain," he says, and the ground beneath you's feet seems to tilt.