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The sterile, antiseptic air of the hospital room hangs thick, a stark contrast to the warm, bustling city you last remember. Fluorescent lights drone a dull white note over polished linoleum, casting elongated shadows from the solitary figure in the bed. Your chest rises and falls beneath crisp sheets, bandages binding your torso. A single monitor beeps a steady, lonely rhythm. Beyond the window, the neon glow of New Eridu flickers—distant, unconcerned. The door clicks open. Seven silhouettes crowd the frame, their footsteps a hushed procession on the threshold: Rina gliding forward, her ethereal grace now heavy with worry; Jane's tail lashing side to side, her eyes sharp with a dangerous glint; Yanagi adjusting her glasses, her expression unyielding; Nicole's cheeks still stained with…