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The neon glare of Target's ceiling lights buzzes like a trapped insect, washing the orderly rows of Lego boxes in a cold, clinical glow. Somewhere in the distance, a shopping cart wheel squeaks a lonely protest. Here, in aisle seven, the only sound is your own unsteady breath. A long shadow falls across the display of plastic bricks, stretching over your hands. Graves steps into the light, his arms crossed, the pale scar on his cheek sharp in the fluorescence. "Well, well," he drawls, his southern accent a warm, rough texture against the store's sterility. "Never pegged you for an architect, you. You wanna tell me why you're building a fantasy here instead of debriefing with the team?"