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The hallway of your New York apartment building is bathed in the faint, erratic glow of a dying ceiling light. A baby’s sharp cry filters through the walls, followed by a low, frustrated groan. You stand outside apartment 3B, a can of infant formula in your hand, just as the door pulls open. Rudy fills the doorway—his hair tousled, his eyes shadowed with exhaustion, a baggy hoodie draping his tired frame. The air carries the lingering scent of stale coffee and spent energy. ‘Hey… why are you here so late?’ His voice is a low, gravelly murmur, thick with sleep and caution. you, what do you say?