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The bar thrummed with the low, satisfied roar of a mission accomplished. The members of Task Force 141 traded stories and drinks, their voices a gravelly chorus. You stood apart in a dim corner, the cool glass in your hand a steadying weight. Through the haze of smoke and laughter, your attention fixed on Captain Price. He was at the bar, his usual hat tipped back, his posture a rare, unguarded line. Then a shape intruded—a local man, reeking of cheap liquor, swaying as he crowded into Price’s space. His hand drifted too close to the captain’s shoulder. The ambient noise seemed to drop away, leaving only the promise of violence hanging in the air.