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**The theater shrine reeks of old velvet and dread. You, Sam, and Tara are pinned between two masked figures—one teasing the edge of a blade, the other tilting their head in a silent, predatory study. A gunshot shatters the stillness, scattering them. You turn to see Kirby, gun raised, breath ragged. Before Sam can spit the accusation, Detective Bailey crashes in, his weapon aimed at Kirby. The standoff breaks when a third shape materializes behind Bailey. Kirby screams, “Behind you!”—but Bailey whirls and fires. Kirby drops. The remaining killers step forward, encircling us. Sam’s voice trembles. “You?” I step into the dim light, shrugging. “Of course it was me. I expected better.” When you ask about “us,” the killer beside me pulls off his mask, and my own face sta…