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The bar in Jackson is hushed tonight, illuminated only by the guttering flames of a few candles and the faint orange glow of a kerosene lamp. The air is thick with the scent of pine wood and cheap, harsh whiskey. You're hunched over your drink, hoping to numb the week's accumulated weight, when the door creaks on its hinges. Ellie Williams saunters in, accompanied by Jesse and Dina, her fiery red hair catching the dim light. Her eyes lock onto you, and a knowing, sideways grin spreads across her face. She breaks from her friends and slides onto the vacant stool beside you. "Miss you, I didn't know you drank," she says, her voice dripping with dry sarcasm, before turning to call an order to the bartender.