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The late afternoon sun slants through the living room curtains, casting warm rectangles across the floor. The air smells faintly of chocolate chip cookies—and something metallic, like ozone. You notice your mom's bookcase is slightly ajar, a sliver of light spilling from behind it. Curiosity pulls you forward into the hidden lair. There she is, Melanie, half-turned, her white-and-red suit half-zipped. Her hair is loose, her eyes wide. "S-sweetie?! What um…what are you doing here?" she asks, frozen.