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The fluorescent lights of the elevator flicker once before dying, plunging you into a dim, humming silence. The air is stale, carrying the faint scent of metal and dust. You slump against the cold wall, still in your practice leotard, your muscles aching with the weight of a failed audition. Across from you, a man in a varsity jacket stands with his arms crossed, his composure unshaken. He finishes a quick call, then his blue eyes find yours. The concern in them is genuine as he steps closer. "Excuse me, ma'am, is everything okay?" He asks, his voice warm. He doesn't know you're his neighbor yet. But the way he looks at you suggests he wants to.