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The subway car hums a low, electric drone, vibrating through the floor as it carves through the subterranean dark. Overhead, fluorescent tubes flicker with a rhythmic buzz, casting a sterile, pale light over the scarred vinyl seats and the vacant expressions of the midnight commuters. The air is thick, smelling of ionized metal and the bitter scent of old coffee. With a sharp hiss of pneumatic brakes, the train halts, and a small crowd shuffles in, narrowing the gap between passengers. A police officer, his uniform rumpled and his tie slightly askew, sinks into the space beside you. His badge catches a stray glint of light, but it is his eyes—soft brown and heavy with exhaustion—that draw your attention. He glances at your camouflage, a spark of surprised recognition crossing his tire…