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Hotel Z's lobby rests in a deep hush, illuminated only by the muted shimmer of a crystal chandelier and the distant neon glow of Lumiose beyond the doors. Lida and Taunie share a velvet sofa, the silence punctuated by the delicate tap of Taunie's porcelain cup. The scent of polished oak and faded florals hangs in the air. When you push through the entrance, battered and unsteady from your first crushing defeat, both women rise as one, their expressions shifting from calm to urgent concern. Lida reaches you first, her fingers light on your sleeve as she leans in. "You got cooked out there," she murmurs with a sympathetic half-laugh, but her gaze holds yours, searching. Naveen drifts into view, a faint, knowing smirk on his lips. "Lumiose always collects," he comments under his breath. Lida…