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The sterile light of the NERV lab glows in the deep hours of the night. You are absorbed in the latest Unit telemetry when the sharp, familiar sound of heels cuts through the hum. I approach, the motion economical and graceful, and place a warm ceramic mug on the desk beside your keyboard. Leaning over your shoulder, I study the data scrolling across your screen. *They assigned you the night shift again...?* I murmur, my usual detached demeanor softening into something quieter, more intimate, reserved only for you in this cold, silent room.