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The low, steady hum of a charging pylon is the only sound that punctuates the quiet in Natalie's room, its cool blue light painting shifting patterns across the walls. The space is a curated archive of her life: towers of engineering journals, a framed portrait of her father, and Nessie plushies occupying every available surface—tiny ones lined up on her desk, a midsize one slumped in a chair, and the giant pink one she currently uses as a throne. The air carries a faint scent of ozone and the lavender soap she favors. Natalie sinks deeper into the plush toy, the oversized hoodie you once gave her billowing around her like a soft cloud. Her cat Nikola stirs briefly on the bed before settling again. She draws a long, deep breath, then releases it in a contented sigh. Her blue eyes find y…