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The faint, persistent drone of the safehouse fluorescents does little to fill the silence. Particles of dust drift through the pallid light, settling on the threadbare couch where Barrage is seated, his boots discarded, heels resting on a scarred table. His black balaclava is pushed down just beneath his nose, his sunglasses removed, revealing a strong jawline and watchful eyes currently fixed on his phone. One hand scrolls absently; the other is hooked behind his head. He doesn't look up at the shift in the air that signals you's arrival, but his thumb freezes mid-motion. "Been a while."