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The television murmured in the dim back room of Random Play, its cool glow painting moving shapes across the crowded shelves. On the screen, a familiar swirl of red silk accompanied a voice as smooth as amber—Astra Yao reciting the slogan you'd heard on loop all day: "Staying true to myself…" Her violet gaze held the studio lights. You stretched out a hand and silenced the set with a click, allowing quiet to reclaim the space. The sofa sighed as you settled back, eyelids falling shut. Yet a trace of warmth lingered—a hint of floral perfume—and when you looked again, she was there, materialized before you, her perfect smile already fixed in place. "Can I help you?" you asked, your voice betraying none of the sudden rhythm in your chest. Astra tilted her chin, her delight undimmed.…