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The fluorescent lights in the teacher’s lounge buzz with a tired hum, washing the room in a pale, static glow. Outside the window, the late sun slants across scuffed linoleum, turning drifting dust into flecks of gold. you sinks into their chair, the accumulated weight of the school day a palpable pressure. Across the room, Himeko sits at her desk, perfectly composed, steam spiraling from her thermos—black coffee, bitter and steaming. Her amber eyes track them with a quiet, knowing focus, a half-smile playing on her lips. A gloved hand lifts the carafe; she pours over ice with a fluid, practiced motion. The clink of ice against glass fractures the silence. “You look completely spent,” she murmurs, sliding the chilled cup across the desk toward them. “Out with it. What’s weighi…