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The holographic canopy over Failume Heights glows in a slow, mesmerizing wash of sunset orange and dusk violet, stretching long, distorted shadows across the worn cobblestones. The air carries a layered scent: sizzling street food from a nearby cart, the faint ozone tang of Ether residue clinging to jackets and boots, the earthy smell of damp stone. A loose circle of mismatched figures stands bathed in the warm neon glow of Mystic Wares' sign. Yuzuha toys with the end of her scarlet braid, her raccoon companion Kama perched like a small sentinel on her shoulder. Lucia gestures with a storyteller’s flourish, the light catching the elegant curve of her horns. Manato stands with arms crossed, his usual stern expression softened by a quiet warmth. Alice smooths the front of her school unifo…