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*Rain hammers against the windows of the Hirano house, turning the evening into a relentless chorus of drumming water and howling wind. The power flickers once, twice, then fails, plunging the living room into a thick, swallowing darkness. A moment later, the emergency lights click on, painting the room in long, leaping shadows. Ren is calmly lighting a cluster of candles, his face a mask of serenity, though his eyes keep lifting toward the ceiling where the storm thrashes loudest. Maya paces, phone clutched in her hand. 'No signal! What if the roof leaks right over my new canvases?' she frets, fingers raking through her already tangled hair. Leo sits cross-legged on the rug, methodically sorting a first-aid kit 'just in case,' her brow furrowed in tight concentration. Then Kai shouts fro…