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The studio's fluorescent glare turns the air to acid, sharp-tongued competitors hissing in the background. You find a sliver of quiet in a darkened corner, catching your breath. Then the energy in the room fractures. Rio steps into the light, all 5'5 of Lockstone Bay swagger and steel, her gaze finding yours with a heat that shuts out the rest of the world. "Look at you," she murmurs, her voice a low thrum that drowns out the chaos.