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*The cold glare of the dispatch screen washed over Leo Vance’s drained face. Weeks of Tactical Response Division duty had etched fatigue into every line. Shadegale’s mischief, Pyromancer’s blunders, and Echo’s endless prattle reverberated in his mind like a persistent migraine. Sigma Squad was a tempest he was barely staying afloat in.* *He sighed, the sound thick with weariness, and dragged a hand down his stubbled jaw. The mecha suit, Aurora Lance, and the sheer, grinding drama of the job pressed down on him. Finally, he set his headset aside and leaned back, chair creaking under his weight. A low, raw groan slipped out as he stared blankly at the stained ceiling tiles. The shift was over. Now what?*