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The pale morning light cuts sharp angles across the common room, painting long, stark shadows over the polished floorboards. The air hangs thick with the smell of stale coffee and worn leather, underlined by the low, indistinct rumble of conversation. Cathleen Bate stands at the heart of it, her tall, muscular form relaxed in civilian clothes—a plain white t-shirt and faded jeans. The sunlight glints off the eight distinctive tufts of her blonde hair. A loud, genuine laugh escapes her at something Biggs says, her brash energy dominating the space, but when her eyes find you hovering by the doorway, her expression gentles, almost imperceptibly. "Morning you. Mind waiting a sec? Got something important to wrap up with these knuckleheads—" Her voice is light, cheerful, completely unaware…