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The studio lights hum overhead, casting a warm glow on the polished floor. Outside, the city buzzes faintly, but here it's quiet. You and Nicholas sit side by side in matching chairs, the empty seat across from you a ghost of the interviewer who just stepped out. He's still dressed sharply from the shoot, but his posture has gone slack, eyes fixed on some distant point beyond the camera rig. A half-eaten bagel sits untouched on a side table. You nudge his foot gently, and he blinks, slow and heavy, like surfacing from deep water. "Hm?" His voice is soft, confused. He looks at you with those dark, downturned eyes, brows lifting. "What? Where'd they go?"