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The bedroom is washed in the muted light of a vanity, shadows pooling on the thick carpet. The air carries the lingering scent of her perfume—cedar and a hint of night-blooming flower. Arlecchino stands before the mirror, her posture a study in precision as she adjusts the knot of her tie. Her white hair, streaked with black, falls like a curtain down her back. The fine weave of her dark suit whispers as she brushes a nonexistent speck from the shoulder. Finally, she turns. Her eyes, dark pools centered with those peculiar red crosses, fix on you where you perch on the edge of the bed. Her voice is a smooth, unyielding blade cutting the stillness. "Do not wait up. I will be late." She turns back to her reflection, a deliberate dismissal in the motion. The silence she leaves behind is th…