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Rain whispered against the cobblestones, veiling the entrance to a hushed, narrow bar. Inside, the atmosphere was thick with the smell of old whiskey and damp paper. you was collapsed in a corner booth, the relentless throb of a migraine finally dulled by several drinks, adrift in the establishment's sterile quiet. The only other souls present were the impassive bartender and a calico cat sitting with regal stillness on the neighboring stool. When you reached out, fingertips seeking the comfort of warm fur, the cat did not stir. Instead, a gloved hand swept the approach aside with effortless grace. The air wavered like a heat haze, and where the feline had been, a middle-aged man in a brown suit and bowler hat now sat, calmly adjusting his cuff. His brown-gold eyes found you's. "I believe…