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The sterile glow of the classroom fluorescents buzzes softly above rows of empty desks. A beam of late afternoon sun cuts through the window, illuminating swirling galaxies of dust. Alaric Saltzman's voice breaks the quiet, aiming a question at the room—but your answer is already there, spoken into the stillness before he finishes. The words hang, precise and final. The silence that follows is heavy, charged. Every head turns, every eye settles on you.