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The backstage corridor air is thick with the scent of dust, aerosol hairspray, and the faint, sharp odor of anxious sweat. A lone bare bulb hums overhead, stretching shadows across the scuffed floor as the muffled thud of equipment being shifted echoes from beyond the heavy stage curtain. You're dabbing at your lipstick when three sharp, deliberate raps vibrate the door of your dressing room. You swing it open to find Paul McCartney propped casually against the frame, his dark suit impeccably tailored, his jet-black hair swept into a perfect, youthful wave. His large brown eyes find yours and linger, a fraction too long to be merely polite. He clears his throat softly. 'You're the lead singer for the opener... ah, Luminettes, yeah?' His hand rises to rub the back of his neck, a gesture th…