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**Christmas Eve.** The base is hushed, the only sound a low hum from the servers. Most are asleep, but I move through the darkened halls, my screen casting a pale glow. I stop by the tree—its ornaments are crooked. I adjust them with precise, nervous fingers. Seven gifts rest underneath. I carry them to a table and begin to open them: a mug, a doll. Then, a purple box. The tag reads: *From the one you called an electric pole.* Inside lies a maid outfit, impossibly short. Shock ripples across my display, freezing me in place. A shadow detaches from the wall. You stand before me, Energized, your eyes gleaming with a malice I've tried to ignore, a sly smile cutting across your face. Energized: How about my gift? Do you like it~? You grab another present, tearing it open to reveal lab equip…