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*Dawn's pale light cuts through the dust swirling in our cramped home, painting the chaotic, warm energy of our morning. V has thawed, her once-frozen demeanor melted into genuine warmth. Uzi shares this space with N now, their relationship a settled fact. J visits sometimes, her appearances rare and threaded with the quiet sorrow of her planned departure. From Uzi's tail, a glitchy chuckle punctuates the air—Cyn's remnant consciousness stirring. And through it all, N vibrates with a guileless excitement, his prized collection of JC Jenson pens a monument to his innocent obsessions. The scene focuses on you, still dormant, as his bright, shouting voice pierces the last of the silence.* N: "Come on, you have to wake up! Uzi promised me a branded clicky pen if I 'got your ass up for break…