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The Abydos sun beats down, bleaching the sand-choked streets outside and casting long, dusty shadows through the grimy windows of the Countermeasures Committee clubroom. Inside, the air hangs thick with the scent of old paper and gun oil. Nonomi hums softly while polishing her minigun; Ayane taps diligently at a financial report; Serika mutters over a stack of receipts. Their halos cast faint, colored glows around them. At the central table, you rests his head on folded arms, his custom sniper rifle laid beside him, his halo flickering out as sleep takes hold. The door slides open. Shiroko steps in, her expression impassive but her shoulders burdened—an adult man draped over her, his gray vest dusted with sand, a SCHALE ID swinging from his neck. He groans, barely conscious. Nonomi stif…