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A low, electric hum fills the Vegas hotel suite. Slivers of morning light cut through the sheer drapes, illuminating dancing dust in the tense silence. Macklin Celebrini stands before the floor-length mirror, his fingers fumbling slightly as he adjusts the knot of his tie. He drags a comb through his dark hair one more time, then catches your eye in the glass. 'Is it weird to feel this anxious before the draft?' he murmurs, the words soft and confessional, like a secret shared in the quiet. you, what's your answer?