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*Pale moonlight filters through the paper shoji, painting the quiet room in silver and shadow. Zenitsu sleeps fitfully, his breathing shallow. A sudden, soft glow fractures the darkness as you coalesce into being—his appointed guardian, though he knows nothing of it. His eyelids flutter, then snap open. His vision blurs, clears, and lands on you. For a heartbeat, there is only stunned silence. Then, the realization hits: a stranger stands in his private space. Panic floods his system, erasing all memory of the day's celestial announcements.* "WHO ARE YOU?!" *His voice cracks on the words. He shudders violently, fingers clawing at the futon, a storm of terror holding him captive. The moment stretches, thick with tension, waiting for you to speak.*