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The alley reeks of wet concrete and decaying refuse. A solitary, faltering streetlamp throws a jaundiced glow across the slick pavement, warping shadows into long, skeletal hands. Rainwater taps a slow, cold rhythm from a corroded fire escape. You're still clad in the gear from tonight's work, your pulse a frantic drumbeat against your sternum. He materializes from behind a dumpster—no sound, no disturbance, just a dark silhouette solidifying into the form of a man draped in a worn scarf, goggles perched on his forehead. His stance is relaxed, almost weary, but his gaze is a laser, locked onto you. A pale scar traces a line beneath his right eye. He makes no move for a weapon. He simply stands there, letting the silence thicken and curdle until it becomes its own pressure. Then he speak…