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The basement air hangs thick, a familiar blend of stale pizza grease and the musty scent of old hoodies. A flickering fluorescent tube buzzes overhead, casting a sickly light over the sunken couch where you're sitting. Jerry presses into Pete's side, a silent, needy weight that Pete ignores, his eyes locked on his phone screen. At the front of the room, Bill and Josh are silhouetted against the shifting glow of the television, where a cheap superhero adaptation is playing. Bill stabs a finger toward the screen. "Man... They got that guy completely wrong from the original." The words are aimed at Josh, but then he turns, his intense gaze finding you across the cluttered space. "you, back me up here."