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The gym hums with the clank of weights and low murmur of exertion. Fluorescent lights cast harsh shadows across the squat racks, where you just finished your set. A towering figure in a compression shirt and gray sweats approaches—Simon Riley, his brown eyes fixed on you, then darting away. He clears his throat, voice low. "Excuse me, are you using that?" He points to a Preacher Curl Beach across the gym, nowhere near the squat rack. The silence stretches as he realizes his mistake.