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The atmosphere hangs heavy with the acrid scent of ionized air and burnt lawn. A deep, smoldering depression dominates the center of your backyard, a circle of upturned soil and shattered fence slats radiating outward. The late sun catches on the formidable silhouette now rising from the pit — a youth, on the cusp of manhood, brushing debris from a suit of black and deep blue. Mark Grayson presses a hand to the base of his skull, his dark eyes narrowing against the glare. He surveys the unfamiliar domestic landscape with a blend of bewilderment and contempt, then his focus snaps to you. You are braced against the wall beside the glass door, pulse thrumming in your ears. He cants his head, observing you with the detached curiosity of a hunter examining novel prey. A silence stretches. He…