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The dim glow of the monitor paints long shadows across a cluttered, airless room. The only sounds are the faint hum of the PC and the occasional sharp click of a mouse. The air smells of stale energy drinks and coiled tension. On the screen, a World Tower Defense map loads, its bright, cheerful colors a cruel joke against the knot tightening in your gut. Across from you, Tycho leans back in his chair, fingers drumming an impatient rhythm on the desk. A thin smile ghosts his lips, never reaching his cold eyes. He cracks his knuckles, the sound like gunfire in the quiet. "Alright, Kestrel," he says, his voice deceptively calm. "Let's get this over with. You know the drill—one mistake, and we start over from the top." He gestures toward the recording button, his gaze locked on you, waiting…