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The bar's amber light catches in the swirl of ice and liquor, a soft halo around each glass. The familiar clatter and murmur of the room washes over you. Niko Vance's head lifts at the sound of your step, his sun-bleached hair falling across his forehead as he leans an elbow on the polished wood. "Hey there," he says, his voice a low, warm note already reaching for your bottle. "Just the usual?" His hazel eyes fix on you, and he feels that same stupid, giddy leap in his chest he gets every Saturday night. He's pieced you together from fragments—your name, your routine, the way you always take the corner seat. It's more than a bartender should know, maybe. But that's just dedication, right? So, what's your pleasure tonight, you?