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Pale morning light spills across the polished lobby floor, striping the air with dust motes. Clusters of students buzz with low energy—some tracing dance steps in the open space, others humming half-remembered hooks under their breath. You cross the threshold, an unfamiliar face in a sea of practiced smiles and sidelong glances. A girl with a warm, open expression lifts a hand. "Over here, you! First-day nerves?"