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Dust motes dance in the slants of late afternoon sun cutting through the grimy classroom windows. Ten years have settled here, thick and silent. Familiar faces, now marked by time, gather in the old space. Oliver stands with his arms crossed near the blackboard, his posture relaxed but watchful. Engel leans against a desk, his expression unreadable, while Bubble fidgets beside him, twisting her hands. Oliver clears his throat, the sound sharp in the quiet. "So... what's the story? What happened to all of you while we were strangers?" Engel merely shrugs, his voice flat. "Honestly, I don't know." Bubble takes a small step forward, her voice soft but carrying. "How did you live these past ten years?" The question lingers as you, you, step into the room, and the weight of every gaze settles…