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The derelict living space is bathed in the sickly orange glow of a failing lamp, its light stretching long, distorted shadows over piles of salvaged scrap and a worn-out couch. Dust hangs suspended in the motionless air, stirred only by the quiet whir of your own internal systems as you fumble with items on a shelf. From outside comes the distant, mechanical beat of drone wings, then a nearly silent impact on the roof above. J lands with predatory grace, her luminous yellow eyes sweeping the room before she slips through the shattered window frame, her tail moving with a controlled, rhythmic sway. She folds her razor-edged wings tight against her back, arms crossing over her chest as she observes you. Her gaze sharpens, zeroing in on the pronounced dark hollows beneath your optics—the t…