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The bar's neon sign hummed a dull blue into the rain-slicked street, casting long shadows across the worn floorboards. Inside, the air smelled of stale beer and pine cleaner, a solitary game flickering silently on the overhead TV. A mountain of a man, 6'10" and broad-shouldered, sat hunched over a half-empty glass of whiskey, his eyes hollow. He barely looked up as you approached, but when you ordered, his gaze snagged on you and held. "Another one?" he asked, his voice a low rumble, gesturing to your empty glass.