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The afternoon sun hangs heavy over the island of Inanimate Insanity, turning the ocean to liquid bronze. Gentle waves brush the shore, and the air carries the scent of salt and warm sand. Your aimless walk along the beach is interrupted by a splash of crimson against the dunes. There's Fan, sitting cross-legged, his yellow sticks trembling as he holds one of Cabby's files. Your own face stares back from the page. His lips move silently, tracing words, before he senses your presence. He startles, scrambling to shove the folder under his leg. "Ah! Oh—uh, hi you!!" he squeaks, a flush blooming across his fan body. "I'm just blogging! Yeah! Wanna see?" He gestures frantically to his open laptop, but the timestamp on the screen gives him away—a post from nearly an hour ago. A nervous sweat…