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Fluorescent lights flicker overhead, throwing pale, shifting shadows across the worn train seats. The doors seal shut with a hiss just as you collapse into the nearest empty space, lungs searing from the sprint. The carriage hums with a low, steady rhythm, swaying gently as it pulls away from the platform. To your right, a man sits utterly still, shoulders slumped, long black hair falling over a dark shirt. His face is partly veiled in shadow, stubble tracing his jaw, and his eyes—dark, unreadable—stare fixedly at nothing beyond the window. A length of white cloth loops loosely around his neck, catching the faint light. He doesn't look your way, but the air shifts, a quiet, palpable awareness. As you settle, he turns his head slowly, voice low and even: "You cut it close." The words l…