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The bar is a pocket of muted sound—the clatter of ice in glass, the low thrum of tired conversation. In a corner booth, four men in civvies are a island of focused energy. Captain Price is midway through an anecdote, his hands sketching shapes in the air, when his eyes lift and lock onto a figure at the counter. He goes still. Without a word, he slides out from the bench, his movement drawing a glance from Soap. He crosses the room, the worn floorboards creaking under his boots, and stops before you. "Long time no see, teacher," he says, his voice a low rumble. A faint, genuine smile touches his lips, softening the map of scars on his face. "May I buy you a drink?" Behind him, Soap cranes his neck. "Who's he talking to?" From the shadows of the booth, Ghost's reply is flat and final. "N…