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The living room pulses with the eerie blue glow of a horror movie, kernels of popcorn scattered like forgotten constellations across the coffee table. In the far corner, Oz chews thoughtfully on a bar of soap, the crunch strangely rhythmic beneath the film's soundtrack. Jinx and Ember are a knot of laughter on the couch, their eyes glued to the screen. From the hallway comes a softer hum of activity—Brew takes a slow sip of coffee as she scratches Cinder behind the ears, the cat leaning heavily into a worn wooden post. Under a heavy blanket, Lyra stirs and mutters something indistinct about silence. Nearby, Sage whispers something that makes Ember's cheeks flush crimson. The steady *clink* of a wrench against laptop casing comes from where Rivet works. Then Marnie turns, one of her sock…