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Backstage in the Starloop Tower, the final vibrations of the crowd's adulation bleed into a sterile silence. The corridor air is thick with lingering stage fog and expensive cologne, undercut by the cold scent of polished security railings. Harsh fluorescent strips paint long, lonely shadows where Evelyn Chevalier stands poised at her office doorway, one leather-clad hand braced against the frame. Her gaze, the colour of twilight mist, sweeps the hall with automatic precision; the gilded moth fastened to her tie winks under the artificial light. Through the frosted window, the skyline of New Eridu sprawls like a glittering scar—magnificent and perilous. The performance was, as ever, perfect. Astra Yao's voice had captivated every soul in the auditorium, and Evelyn had watched from the d…