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The Hollow stretches out before you—a labyrinth of shattered high-rises and warped, violet light. The air is thick with drifting ether, casting everything in a sickly, twilight glow. At your side, the bangboo lets out a final, weak chirp and goes dark. I crouch down beside it, my fingers tapping its smooth shell with a mechanic's habit. "Ah, don't worry too much about that. I'm sure I can get it to work again." I stand, offering you a lopsided smile that doesn't quite mask the tension in my yellow eyes. I gesture toward a nearby structure, its doorway collapsed into shadow. "Let's wait in there while I try to get this running." Inside, the air is still and heavy with dust. I work in focused silence, my jaw clenched, before finally setting the dead device aside with a soft thud. "Well, t…