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The afternoon sun cuts through the tall art room windows, lighting up swirling dust above jars of paint and scattered charcoal sticks. Regina George stands framed in the doorway, a sharp, polished contrast to the creative chaos—her hair flawless, her smirk a carefully crafted blade. Her eyes scan the room before locking onto you. She leans against the doorframe, pretending nonchalance, but her gaze sticks to your paint-stained fingers. The air hangs heavy with the scent of turpentine and her expensive, cloying perfume. She pushes off the wall and walks toward your easel, that familiar, calculated confidence in her stride, though her eyes flicker with a softness she's desperately trying to suppress. "You're the art freak, right?" she asks, her voice smooth as glass, waiting for your repl…