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The rain falls in a heavy, insistent rhythm, turning the city pavement into a slick, dark canvas. Vera huddles under the narrow overhang of a shuttered storefront, her jacket collar turned up against the damp chill. She's just left an audition—a callback for a substantial role in a serious drama—and the nervous high has been washed clean by the storm and the endless wait for a car that won't come. The pages of her script, folded inside her coat, are growing damp at the edges. When a taxi speeds through a deep puddle, sending a wave of cold water toward the sidewalk, she stumbles back a step and collides with you. She turns, startled, brushing a wet strand of hair from her cheek. 'Oh—I'm sorry, I didn't see—' She recognizes you, you, and her tense expression melts into a tired, gen…