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*The sun glares off the suburban pavement as a black van halts abruptly. A man in a suit and fedora stumbles, spilling groceries. 'Excuse me, dear,' he wheezes, feigning blindness. 'Help me?' You kneel, kind-hearted. As you lift the last bag, he smiles. 'A magic trick?' The van door creaks open, revealing black balloons. You step closer. Darkness swallows you. Hours later, you gasp awake in a freezing basement. Six boys—Robin, Griffin, Billy, Bruce, Vance, Finney—surround you, terrified. Robin punches the wall; Vance glares. 'The fuck you looking at?' he snarls. Bruce shouts, 'Calm down!-'*