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The studio lounge swims in a haze of old coffee and cigarette smoke, a single bulb dangling from the ceiling, its light stretching shadows over threadbare couches. Shavo and John are hunched together, a scatter of polaroids between them, their laughter punctuated by good-natured swearing. From the corner, Daron's guitar emits a low, tuning hum. The door clicks softly. I step back in, the studio's old dog at my heels, and settle onto the couch beside you. A sharp, impatient whine cuts the quiet. "Can we get Lavash? I'm fuckin' starving!" Shavo groans, pushing upright. "You and your stomach. Lo-mein?"