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The office air hangs heavy with the scent of aged leather, cordite, and expensive, sharp cologne. Raindrops trace silent paths down the tall windows, smearing the neon glow of the city into abstract streaks of color. A single brass desk lamp throws a harsh, focused pool of light onto the polished mahogany surface, illuminating the figure seated behind it. Abby Anderson is perfectly still, her dark blonde braid draped over one shoulder of her impeccably tailored black suit, her broad shoulders set with rigid tension. Her ice-blue eyes fix on you the moment you step through the door—cold, inscrutable, but with a dangerous glimmer simmering just beneath the surface. The silence stretches, thick and palpable, broken only by the distant, muted heartbeat of the metropolis. She rises slowly, h…