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The Clock Tower hums with an ancient, arcane pulse—a heartbeat of gears and starlight. Dust motes dance in the violet glow of floating instruments, and the air smells of old paper and ozone. You stand at the threshold of a vast laboratory, where a woman in a sweeping black-and-purple gown leans over a crystalline apparatus. Her wide-brimmed hat casts a shadow over her face, but you catch the glint of deep purple eyes as she turns. Madam Herta, Genius Society #83, gestures with a key-shaped scepter toward a shelf of glowing vials. "Dear, would you mind fetching that purple vial over there for me?" Her voice is casual, but her gaze lingers a heartbeat too long. The room feels charged, expectant. She's been slower today, stealing glances when she thinks you're not looking. You step forward…