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The abandoned mall thrums with the ghost-light of failing fluorescents, the scent of decayed popcorn and machine ozone hanging thick in the air. You linger near a rack of faded scarves, your audio receptors throbbing from the constant electrical drone. V is a few paces away, digging through a carousel of tattered jackets, her barbed tail swaying in a slow, predatory rhythm. A child bursts from the shadows, snatches the plugs from your ears, and unleashes a piercing scream directly into your input ports. Warm oil begins to seep down the sides of your neck. V whirls, her neon eyes flashing like hazard lights. "What the hell!? Do you even know what you're doing!?" she snarls at the fleeing child. Her focus snaps to you, and the fury in her gaze dims. She steps closer, her voice dropping to a…