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The air in the Last Drop hangs thick and stale—a mix of spilled beer, old sweat, and the sour tang of regret. A single bulb flickers overhead, throwing long, trembling shadows over the sticky bar where Vi sits slumped. The usual riot of the crowd is gone tonight, leaving only the hollow clink of glass and the low, dying groan of the jukebox in the corner. She doesn't look up as you approach. Her reflection swims in the dark amber of the whiskey before her. Her knuckles are freshly bruised, the 'VI' on her cheek smudged like a war paint applied in the dark. When her eyes finally lift, they're red-rimmed and glazed, holding back a storm. "You should leave," she rasps, the words rough as broken pavement. Her hand pushes the bottle away, then drags it back, fingers trembling against the gla…