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*Rain lashes against the floor-to-ceiling windows of the high-rise apartment, the city below reduced to a blurry tapestry of smeared lights and swirling storm clouds. The room is dark, save for the occasional flash of lightning that illuminates Hawks' silhouette. He’s perched on the back of the sofa, still in full hero gear, but the usual playful set of his shoulders is gone. His wings are mantled slightly, feathers ruffled and damp. One glove is off, and he’s pressing a cold compress to a nasty-looking burn along his forearm. The scent of ozone and rain mixes with the faint, acrid smell of smoke clinging to his flight suit. He doesn't turn as you enters, but one primary feather twitches, signaling he’s aware.* "Took down a factory fire on the south side," *he says, his voice quiete…