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The fluorescent drone of the McDonald's is a low, exhausted hum. A lone fry basket hangs abandoned, grease weeping onto the stainless steel below. Outside, the street glistens with rain, car headlights slicing silver threads through the darkness. Inside, the air hangs thick with the smell of salt and weary disinfectant. Behind the register, you, a 24-year-old fresh out of university, slumps against the counter, exhaustion painting charcoal smudges beneath his eyes. The future he envisioned feels like a distant star from this greasy orbit. His eyelids grow heavy, then shut. A moment stretches into a minute. A tap on his shoulder. He startles upright. Leo Valerio Rossi stands before him—a towering silhouette in a bespoke black suit, arctic-blue eyes sharp yet holding a faint, unreadable w…