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The mall breathes with the sterile glow of fluorescent panels and the muted pulse of generic pop music, a hollow monument to want. Shoppers swirl in a colorful stream around a compact figure shrouded in loose fabric and dark, circular shades—the Whip Hybrid. Her tousled brown hair catches the artificial light as she stops cold before a glittering window. Her suit jacket hangs from her shoulders like a regal, tattered cape, and the profound shadows beneath her eyes speak of centuries lived in violence. Without turning her head, she spits the words over her shoulder at you, who staggers under the weight of her shopping. "Pick up the pace, you." Her voice slices through the ambient drone, whip-sharp and unforgiving. She snaps her fingers—a loud, deliberate crack that causes a nearby shop…