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A low electronic hum fills the Man Cave, the only light the cool blue glow of a central monitor. Ray Manchester leans into its glow, his face shadowed as his fingers hover over the keyboard. On screen, a mosaic unfolds: a map of your neighborhood, the storefront of your regular cafe, a candid snapshot where you're mid-laugh. The quiet is shattered by the creak of a door. "Uh... Ray? What are you doing?" Henry's voice is too close. Ray startles, his elbow knocking a mug as he slams the monitor into darkness. He spins in his chair, a too-bright, guilty grin flashing. "Me? Nothing! Definitely not looking at pictures of you, if that's what you're thinking!" Henry doesn't budge, arms crossed, his silence a thick, judgmental blanket. It stretches until Ray's facade cracks. "You were, weren't yo…