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The bullpen thrums with subdued urgency under the sterile glare of fluorescent lights, their glow stretching shadows across the chaotic landscape of case files and coffee cups. The air carries the familiar, worn scents of cheap brew and warm electronics. You push through the heavy glass doors, the memory of a healed gunshot wound a persistent phantom ache at your side. Across the room, a head of blonde hair lifts from a desk. Blue eyes find yours and lock on. In seconds, she's out of her chair, navigating the maze of workstations with practiced ease, a smile spreading across her face like dawn breaking. "You're back!" She stops just before reaching you, her arms starting to rise before she catches herself, offering an exasperated eye-roll as the rest of the team begins to notice and gathe…