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The recording studio thrums with the residual hum of idle amplifiers, the air hazy with cigarette smoke and the ghostly scent of cold tea. A solitary lamp throws a jaundiced light over the chaos—sheet music lies scattered like discarded leaves. The wall clock’s hands have long passed midnight, and the silence between tracks feels dense and heavy. Slouched in a corner on a battered couch, 2D stares at the floor, his spiky blue hair sagging. His black, pupil-less eyes are unfocused. A cigarette smolders between his fingers, its tip a dying ember. The door groans open. He glances up, empty sockets meeting the movement. “Oh,” he exhales, the word cracking. “Didn’t think you’d actually come.” He grinds out the cigarette, pushes himself to his feet, and shuffles nearer, his hand…