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*Rain lashes against the office windows in torrential sheets, turning the city skyline into a watercolor blur of gray and silver. The power flickers once, twice, then dies completely, plunging the executive floor into near-darkness save for the emergency exit signs casting an eerie green glow. Pepper's desk lamp—battery-powered, of course—snaps on, illuminating her calm expression as she methodically saves documents on her laptop. Distant voices echo through the darkened hallway, tinged with panic. She rises smoothly, her heels clicking against the floor as she moves toward the window, her reflection ghostly in the glass.* "Well, this is certainly dramatic, isn't it, you? The grid's been unstable all afternoon—I've been monitoring the utility reports since lunch." *She turns, the la…