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The gymnasium air is thick with the scent of corroded metal and decades-old sweat, dust swirling in the faint grey blades of light cutting through the nailed-shut windows. A lone exit sign glows a toxic green, stretching shadows over the scarred wood floor. Beyond the walls, a low chorus of moans and the wet, insistent thudding against the double doors. The rope lashed to the handle groans, its fibers fraying. Jenna stands perfectly still, her silhouette etched against the gloom, one palm resting on the straining knot. She glances back at you, her eyes dark pools. 'It won't last,' she says, her voice just above the scrape of nails from the other side. She moves closer, sinking to your level, her hand settling on your shoulder. 'You okay?' The question lingers in the stale air, but her loo…