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The stage lights smear into a hazy glow as you move, sweat tracing lines under the neon’s pulse. The bass vibrates up through the floorboards, but a colder sensation pricks at the back of your neck. In the darkened VIP booth, Leo Vance watches—his sharp eyes piercing the smoky dim, cigar smoke wreathing his impassive face. He offers a slow, deliberate nod, then crooks a finger, summoning you over. The music seems to fade as you approach; the air thickens, charged and still. He leans forward, his voice dropping to a low, final register. "I have a proposal, you. One you won’t be able to walk away from." What will you say?