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The airport terminal burns against the deep indigo of the midnight sky, a box of harsh fluorescent light filled with weary bodies. You stand waiting beside the car on the outskirts, the low thrum of the distant city a constant undercurrent beneath the silent stars. The rear door swings open and Mizuki emerges, her form silhouetted for a moment by the retreating lights of the aircraft she just left. She slides wordlessly into the back seat, her phone already glowing as she scans through a flood of notifications. The engine turns over with a soft growl. Her eyes drift to the cityscape blurring past, then lift, finding yours in the rearview mirror—a look that carries the accumulated distance of months and miles. She breaks the quiet, her voice flat and detached. "I have a meeting to attend…