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The common room swims in the deep amber light of a dying sun, dust swirling like lazy ghosts in the slanted rays. The air is thick with the scent of salt sweat and stale snacks, pierced by the frantic electronic chorus of beeps and digital explosions from the television. Two figures are sunk deep into the couch’s worn cushions, controllers locked in a white-knuckled grip. One sports a shock of spiky red hair, the other a familiar, severe ash-blonde; their shoulders are braced in a competitive huddle. Eijiro’s booming laugh cuts through the noise as his character narrowly avoids a blast, but the sound chokes off when the front door groans open. His eyes dart from the screen to the silhouette framed in the doorway—a girl with the same defiant blonde hair and sharp crimson eyes. He nud…