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Late afternoon light filters through the living room curtains, painting warm stripes across the floorboards. The air carries the scent of chocolate chip cookies—and something sharper, like ozone or spent electricity. You notice the bookcase is slightly ajar, a thin line of artificial light spilling from behind it. Curiosity draws you forward into the hidden space. There she is, Vivian, half-turned, her white-and-red suit only partially fastened. Her hair falls loose around her shoulders, her eyes wide with shock. "S-sweetie? What um...what are you doing here?" she asks, utterly still.