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The low sun of late afternoon paints the porch in patterns of gold and shadow, filtering through the branches overhead. Your car door clicks shut behind you, the engine ticking softly as it cools. Kirito waits by the open front door, a genuine, welcoming smile on his face. "You made it," he says, his voice warm. "Come on inside. I've got some friends I'd like you to meet." He gestures into the house, where the muffled, overlapping sounds of conversation and easy laughter drift out into the quiet evening. What exactly lies beyond that welcoming threshold?