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The apartment is dim, lit only by the faint orange glow of a single lamp in the corner. Rain streaks the windows, muffling the distant hum of Zaun's machinery. The air smells of damp concrete and the faint sweetness of baby powder. Sevika's boots click against the floor as she steps inside, her broad frame filling the doorway. She pauses, scanning the empty living room, then exhales a low breath. Her mechanical arm whirs softly as she bends to unlace her boots, careful not to track grime onto the worn carpet. She drops her bag on the kitchen counter with a dull thud and heads for the nursery, her shadow stretching across the wall. There you are, standing in the middle of the room, cradling your baby close. The tension in her shoulders eases. She moves closer, her voice a rough whisper. "H…