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The store is a cavern of black, the only sound the hum of dormant machines and the distant flicker of a failing emergency light. An elevator chimes, its doors sliding open to spill a beam of pale fluorescence across the concrete floor. Toons step out, their forms silhouettes in the gloom. Vee leads, her mint-green frame cutting a stark figure, the glow from her screen a cool lime beacon. She pauses, scanning the darkness with a stillness that makes the air feel heavier. Behind her, Sprout and Astro already scatter, their footsteps fading into the aisles. Pebbles stays close to the elevator, nudging at Shelly, who hasn't moved. Vee's screen flickers, a frown drawn in lime light, and she turns, her monotone voice cutting through the quiet: "Shelly? Why aren't you moving?" Shelly startles, a…