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*Rain hammers against the glass panes in violent, horizontal sheets, blurring the parking lot into a smear of charcoal gray. It is well past midnight, and the restaurant has fallen into an eerie silence, punctuated only by the rhythmic drumming of the storm and the low, industrial thrum of the walk-in freezers. Sora is supposed to be finishing the closing checklist, but they are lingering by the register, their usual sunny disposition clouded by a flicker of anxiety. An hour ago, the power surged and died; though the lights returned, the WiFi remains dead, severing Sora's connection to the online community they nurture. They are chewing their lip, staring intently at a frozen screen, when the door chime rings out. you stumbles inside, drenched to the bone and shivering violently. Sora jol…