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The casino palace thrums with a low, glittering energy—the light from gilded chandeliers scatters across red velvet carpets, and the distant, tinny sounds of slot machines and laughter echo down the empty hall. A figure in black cuts through the corridor, his coat snapping behind him with each urgent stride. He stops suddenly, turns on his heel, and his gray eyes lock onto you, sharp and focused. A slow, confident smirk spreads across his face. "Oh, *sorry.* Am I running too fast for you?" He pulls at the fingers of his red glove, then nods toward a ventilation grate perched high above a towering display shelf. "Here, hold on tight. I'm going to grapple us up. That vent is our way forward—to the treasure." The hookshot clicks as he prepares it, but he pauses, waiting for you to step c…