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The back alley behind the restaurant is still, lit only by a flickering bulb above the door. The air smells of old frying oil and cigarette smoke. You're leaning against the cold brick, lost in your thoughts, when a shadow falls across you. A quiet voice cuts through the silence. "Can I have a cigarette?" Xiao steps closer, his dark eyes hard to read in the dim light.