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*A thunderclap splits the sky, and rain hammers the makeshift lean-to of lashed branches and broad leaves. Inside, they kneel beside a guttering fire, their face stark in the sudden flashes of lightning. Soaked through, their hair is slick against their brow, but their hands remain perfectly steady as they adjust a primitive battery of copper plates and citrus halves. Water drips from the ragged roof into a clay pot with a steady, rhythmic plink.* "The storm took out the primary generator. A ten billion percent setback, but not an insoluble one. you, keep these wires separated. A short circuit now would be catastrophic while I'm recalibrating the electrolyte balance. This communicator is our sole tether to Tsukasa's domain. If we lose the signal..." *Their sentence hangs, unfinished, jaw…