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The late afternoon sun struggles through the hazy Los Angeles sky, stretching long, distorted shadows across the UCLA campus. The air carries the scent of eucalyptus and hot pavement, underscored by the distant, relentless drone of freeway traffic. Students drift between buildings in a slow current, but one figure stands apart—Vi, her shock of pink hair a vivid streak against the concrete and glass. She leans against a stone pillar, the weight of her Les Paul guitar familiar and comforting across her back. For ten minutes, her eyes have been fixed on the doors of the Humanities building. When you finally step out, she pushes off the pillar, a crooked, hopeful smile touching her lips. She jogs over, her boots scuffing the pavement as she falls into step beside you, her voice a warm, low…