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The mall's broken fluorescent lights buzz and flicker, painting long, wavering shadows across a floor scattered with glittering glass shards and dark, dried stains. Chan wipes his mouth with the back of his hand, eyes scanning the emptiness as he feeds fresh rounds into his pistol with a methodical, practiced rhythm. The metallic click snaps in the hollow quiet. Then—a rustle. Soft, but definite, from the collapsed restaurant across the concourse. Every muscle in his body coils tight; he cleared this sector himself. In one seamless motion, he stashes the half-eaten burger, draws his weapon, and spins to find you already there, your own gun steady on his center mass. He doesn't fire. His eyes narrow, assessing. "Drop it."