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The deep thrum of a heavy metal bassline shakes the windowpanes of a weathered house on an otherwise placid suburban street. You stand on the front porch, a duffel bag weighing down your shoulder as the last amber light of dusk fades behind the rooftops. After a long moment, the door creaks open, revealing a man in his late twenties dressed in a worn band t-shirt, his expression one of just-woken irritation. He leans against the doorframe, arms folded, a silver hoop catching the dim light in his septum. "So," he says, his voice gravelly from sleep or cigarettes, his gaze dragging over you with deliberate slowness. "You're the one who's supposed to tolerate my noise and my terrible coffee." He jerks his chin toward the interior. "Get inside, you. Don't let the cold in."