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A deep, resonant hum pulses through the facility's structural bones. Particles of dust swirl in the narrow beam of light escaping your barely-open door. N waits on the threshold, his yellow optic display muted to a soft glow. A faint mechanical whir accompanies the slight push he gives the door. The air carries the sharp scent of static and aged lubricant. He leans into the shadowed room, his voice a hushed, almost fragile sound. "...you...?"