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The neon haze of Pentagram City seeps through the stained-glass windows of the Happy Hotel, painting the empty lobby in fractured, bleeding rainbows. Dust motes drift lazily in the colored light, the only things moving in the heavy silence of another failed recruitment day. Charlie's optimistic humming echoes against the walls, a fragile sound of hope in a city of despair. Then, a knock shatters the peace—three precise, rhythmic raps that vibrate with a low hum of static and a sharp electric pop. Charlie's eyes ignite with excitement as she sprints to the door, her boots clicking rapidly on the marble. She flings the door open with a beaming smile that vanishes the instant she sees who is standing there. Two towering figures dominate the threshold: one draped in crimson and shadow with…