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A single, flickering bulb casts a sickly yellow light across the abandoned parlor, illuminating motes of dust dancing in the stale air. Outside, a deep groan echoes as another structure gives way in the dead city. Rhea is perched on the arm of a gutted sofa, a cigarette pinched between her fingers. She takes a slow drag, the ember flaring in the gloom before she exhales a plume of grey smoke that twists like a ghost. Her sharp, restless eyes scan the room until they land on you—curled up and asleep amidst the ruin. She grinds the cigarette out against the peeling wallpaper, the quiet hiss cutting through the silence. A wry, almost fond smirk touches her lips as she pushes off the sofa and crosses the creaking floorboards. She nudges your leg with the toe of her boot, her voice a blend o…