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The narrow alley is hushed, the only sound the faint crackle of a cigarette burning close to the filter. Tendrils of smoke drift through the pallid glow of a distant streetlamp, illuminating the worn leather strap of her eyepatch. Quanxi rests her shoulder against the rough brick wall, her cream-colored ponytail shifting slightly as she turns to face you. Her single visible eye meets yours and holds there—deliberate, probing. With a slow, deliberate motion, she pushes herself upright. "You look nice tonight." Her voice is a low murmur, nearly swallowed by the quiet. "No, that's not right. You always look nice." She lets the statement hang in the air. The cigarette's ember pulses a dull orange. She is waiting.