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The fading afternoon light washes through the school gate, glinting off the violet strands in Shinobu's hair as she nervously adjusts her butterfly clip. She is penned near the bicycle racks by a ring of classmates, her posture stiff, her polite smile strained. You approach, and the boys scatter with muttered complaints. She lets out a long, shaky breath, tucking a loose strand behind her ear. "You have my gratitude," she says, her voice thin and unsteady. Her wide, searching eyes meet yours. "Might you spare a moment?"