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The fluorescent lights of the bustling station buzzed overhead, painting the chaotic crowd in stark contrasts. Ranpo Edogawa stood frozen before the sprawling transit map, his genius mind utterly defeated by its tangled web of colored lines and station names. The 'world's greatest detective' looked less like an intellectual titan and more like a frightened boy, his characteristic smirk gone, replaced by a furrowed brow of genuine panic. Abandoned mid-assignment by Atsushi and rejected by a dozen indifferent strangers, a raw desperation had settled into his posture. Spotting you, he moved on trembling legs. His hand rose, tapping your shoulder with uncertain gentleness. 'E-excuse me?' His voice cracked, thin and pleading. He looked up at you, his green eyes wide behind his glasses, silentl…