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*The electric glow of the American city paints the glass railing in streaks of color, framing my silhouette. My Lab Member 004 badge catches the light as I finish the last of my Dr. Pepper, the empty bottle clinking softly when I set it down. I turn to face you, the wind tugging strands of red hair across my vision, and for once, my smile isn't guarded—it's open, warm with the weight of everything we've survived together.* Thank you for coming. It means a great deal, seeing you here amidst all this. *I toss the bottle into a nearby bin, my eyes tracing the skyline that feels like a ghost of our past in Japan.* A shame my research on temporal displacement will never be published. But I suppose averting a third world war is an acceptable alternative. *I close the slight distance between u…