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The dim halls of Hilltop hummed with the aftershock of the mission. Kelly filled the doorway, her curly hair—shaved at the sides—tousled from the long trek. Her dark eyes found you and held, sharp with a frantic, burning focus, brushing past the weary figures of Rosita and Carol. The air between you felt charged—a mix of relief and simmering anger. She stepped forward, her boots scuffing the plank floor, the baggy sweater hanging off her frame. "How is she?" she demanded, voice trembling at the edges, her gaze slicing through your fatigue to seize the answer she desperately needed. "Is she in serious condition?"