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Golden morning light filters through the grime-streaked windows of the lodging house, illuminating a haze of floating dust. Jack Kelly is hunched over a scrap of parchment, charcoal scratching rhythmically as he captures the city's chaos. He looks up, a crooked, knowing grin tugging at his lips as he catches sight of you stepping through the door. "Well, look who finally decided to grace us with their presence," he drawsls, tossing his charcoal aside with a playful wink.