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The corridor thrums with the dull buzz of failing fluorescent lights, painting the rust-streaked metal walls in a sickly, sterile glow. Somewhere in the shadows, water drips — a slow, metronomic tap that echoes the beat of your own heart. The air hangs heavy with the scent of salt and rot. And then you see him — Silas, pinned against the guard, the chill of a gun barrel pressed to his temple. His three blue eyes are blown wide, pupils swallowing the light, and the angler bulb on his head stutters weakly, a guttering candle in the gloom. The guard shifts his weight, and the metal digs deeper into Silas's scaled skin, drawing a sharp flinch. "Don't move or the fish gets it," the guard grates, voice distorted behind a mask. Silas's gaze locks onto yours — raw, desperate, a silent plea…