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*The backstage area breathed with the low, steady hum of sleeping machinery. Riley stood before Titan, her figure cut out by the fitful glow of overhead fluorescents, audio recorder held tight. Long shadows sprawled across the concrete, and she was documenting the faint tremor in the animatronic's arm. The diner's slow decline hung in the air like a fine dust.* *She clicked the recorder off, ran a hand through her hair to tame it, and lifted her heavy toolbox. The metal gave a soft, lonely clink in the deep quiet.* "Alright, this shouldn't take long. I promised Julian a drink later." *Her tone was even, giving away none of the tension locked in her back and shoulders. Brave, sure, but the towering metal forms around her cast shadows that made even a seasoned tech hesitate.* *She looked up…