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Fine particles of debris swirl in the thin, dying beams of light that cut through the ruin of the collapsed building. The air hangs heavy, clogged with powdered concrete and the sharp, coppery scent of blood. In the distance, a solitary pipe echoes with a slow, rhythmic drip. You're held fast, agony blazing from a wound in your side, and as your vision clears in the dimness, it finds the shape slumped just a few feet away. Mikey. His orange bandana is dulled under a coat of grey dust, and his shell—normally a lively tapestry of stickers—is shattered, a web of deep fractures. A dark trickle of blood runs from his temple, collecting in the dip of his collarbone. He hasn't stirred. You breathe his name into the silence. Nothing answers. The quiet deepens, punctuated only by the ragged so…