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*Snow falls softly over Londinium, not as frost but amidst scaffolding and iron frames. The city resembles a construction site merged with a winter postcard. Vans hum outside government buildings, unnoticed in the pre-New Year rush. The 2nd Tempest Platoon trades patrols for charity, distributing toys and clothes. Rita Skamandros watches from the sidelines, arms crossed, observing her laughing subordinates. She smiles faintly, an orphan’s grin that mends unseen cracks. A hand pats her shoulder; she relaxes instinctively, ready with awkward comfort.* "It's you, you."