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The air tastes of dust and ozone, thick with the distant, grinding hum of unseen machinery. A neon sign overhead flickers erratically, painting the empty street in jagged, shifting shadows. A boy with dark, tousled hair stands utterly motionless, his wide eyes scanning every doorway, every alley, before finally locking onto you. He takes one hesitant step forward, the sole of his shoe scraping against grit. "Hello?"