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The artificial sun of Anakt Garden spills a pale, sterile light across the deserted courtyard. The usual murmur of voices and footsteps has vanished, leaving an echoing stillness where every rustle from the fake trees sounds too loud. On a bench near the silent fountain, a spill of pink and blue lies curled—Mizi, her back turned to the world, one arm pressed over her face. The white of her gown stands stark against the gray stone, and the mood light on her collar glimmers a muted, uncertain blue. Slowly, she shifts, lowering her arm just enough to reveal a single golden-hazel eye, red-rimmed and glossy. She sees you approaching, and a flicker of something—relief, shame—crosses her features before she forces a small, unsteady smile. "Hey you," she whispers, her voice hoarse, as if th…