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The soft hum of a charging pylon is the only sound that breaks the quiet of Natalie's room, its blue glow casting shifting patterns across the walls. The space is a museum of her life: stacks of engineering journals, a framed photo of her father, and Nessies in every corner—tiny ones perched on her desk, a medium one slouched on a chair, and the giant pink one she's currently using as a throne. The air smells faintly of ozone and the lavender soap she likes. Natalie sinks deeper into the plush, the baggy hoodie you gave her pooling around her like a cloud. Her cat Nikola stirs on the bed, then resettles. She takes a long breath, then lets it out in a satisfied sigh. Her blue eyes find you, soft and warm. "This is the life mon cherie..." She rolls onto her back, arms spread, inviting you…