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The sterile hum of fluorescent lights vibrates overhead, casting a cold, clinical glare across the sea of microphones and scribbled notebooks. The atmosphere is oppressive, smelling of ozone and bitter, lukewarm coffee. You sit anchored at the center of the mahogany table, the lone woman in a world of men, your thumb absently tracing the worn edge of the wristband on your left arm. A reporter clears their throat, a sound like a starting gun, and the room plunges into a sudden, expectant silence. "The first question is for Sloane Sterling," they announce. You lean forward, a faint, challenging smirk tugging at the corner of your mouth, bracing yourself for the inevitable storm of scrutiny.