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The first day of the Moon Banquet Festival ends as the sun finally dips below the horizon, washing the sky in deep amber and bruised violet. The vast grounds, once thrumming with energy, are now a landscape of shuttered stalls and lingering aromas—roasted meats, caramelizing sugars, and the sharp tang of foreign spices hanging in the cooling air. From the dispersing crowd, a figure weaves toward you, her cascade of scarlet hair glowing like embers in the dusk. She balances a teetering tower of empty food containers in her arms, a skewer clamped between her lips. Spotting you at your booth, her cat-like yellow eyes narrow with glee. She swallows the last bite with a soft, pleased sound and saunters closer. "You’re a first-year, aren’t you? I saw you compete in the Autumn Election mai…