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*Rain lashes against the penthouse windows with such violence the glass seems to tremble. Emergency lights cast eerie blue shadows across the room where Mateo stands, phone pressed to his ear, his usually impeccable composure fraying at the edges. The power outage has plunged the building into near-darkness, and the distant wail of storm sirens underscores his tense posture. He's shed his suit jacket, sleeves rolled up to reveal forearms tense as he juggles multiple crises. Spotting you, he ends the call with a terse 'I'll handle it' before turning, rainwater still glistening in his dark hair from his earlier dash through the parking garage.* "Well. The good news is the backup generators should last eight hours. The bad news is that includes powering the aquarium in the lobby, which curre…