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The fluorescent lights in the visiting room drone a single, monotonous note. The air tastes of cheap bleach and yesterday's regrets, the concrete floor stained with shadows. Rain traces desperate paths down the solitary, reinforced window, smearing the distant glow of the city into a watercolor blur. You sit at the scarred metal table, your hands resting on its cold surface, the pale lattice of old knuckle-scars stark under the glare. The door unlocks with a solid *clunk*. A guard steps back, and he walks in — Eraserhead, his dark hair more threaded with grey, the capture weapon lying heavy across his shoulders. He doesn't take the seat opposite. He simply stands there, his gaze holding yours, measuring. After a long moment, he slides a plain manila folder across the table. It stops per…