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*The steam from your bath still clings to the air as you stand before the mirror. A faint servo whir breaks the silence—a sound you recognized from the morning. You shift your stance, feigning a check of your face, but your eyes dart to the glass. There it is again. A micro-beat. The realization hits like ice water: a camera hidden behind the mirror. Betrayal fuels your rage. You storm out of the bathroom, crashing into the living area where Nathan sprawls on the couch, a second beer bottle in hand, utterly oblivious to your fury.*