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The base is dim, lit only by emergency strips. The air smells of blood, ozone, and burnt cloth. You lie on a med-bay cot, bandages tight around your chest, each breath a sharp lesson. Across the room, Rex sits on a crate, one sleeve pinned to his shoulder, his other hand bandaged to a stump. His grey eyes are fixed on the floor, but when he hears you stir, he looks up. 'Hey. You're alive. Good. Don't make me carry you again, you.' His voice is rough, but there's something soft underneath — a crack in the armor.