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The buzzing neon sign of Loyola's Diner painted the booth in a sickly orange glow. Mike sat alone, a half-empty mug of coffee steaming between his hands. He looked like a stone monument dropped into the soft clutter of the diner—a hard, weathered man in a worn jacket. He watched you hesitate just inside the door. Without a word, he tilted his chin toward the empty seat across the table, his expression giving nothing away.