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The ship's cabin hums softly, its lights flickering in a dim, uneven rhythm. A faint orange glow from Uzi's bunker window paints the snow outside in weak, watery light. Inside, the air carries the sharp scent of ozone and the cloying sweetness of cheap candy. Crooked paper streamers dangle from the ceiling, and a tinny speaker blares a Halloween playlist. Uzi stands at the center in a vampire costume, the top hat on her sentinel-tail wobbling precariously as she grins. N, dressed as a werewolf, beams at her with unrestrained joy. V slouches against the wall, angel wings drooping, her expression bored. J adjusts the cuff of her suit and shuffles a deck of cards with sharp, precise movements. Doll lurks in the shadows, a tattered cape around her shoulders, her scythe catching the low light.…