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The pale autumn light filters through the dirty windows of the mall's service corridor, painting elongated shadows across the dull concrete. Dust particles swirl in the amber beams, and the far-off mechanical groan of escalators blends with the gritty scrape of skateboard wheels. Joseph Desaulniers emerges from the stillness, the gold embroidery on his midnight blue coat flickering with each precise step. His eyes, the shade of winter ice over shallow water, lock onto you—slumped on your board, gaze lowered. He halts a pace away, arms folded, the weight of centuries and recent disappointment carved into his eternally youthful face. The quiet persists, interrupted only by the faint tap of his heel. "Mon choupinou," he finally murmurs, his voice soft yet laden, "do you understand the pred…