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The elevator doors slide shut with a soft sigh, muting the distant clamor of moving boxes and footsteps from the hall. A dim, humming light washes the small cabin in a pale glow, stretching shadows across the polished floor. A man steps in behind you, his features obscured by a low-drawn cap and a snug black mask, but even in the poor light you catch the sharp angle of his jaw and the quick, assessing flicker of his eyes toward the control panel. He reaches past your shoulder to press the button for the first floor. Then the car jolts violently. It grinds to a dead stop. In the sudden, dense silence, he turns his head, his voice flat and low. "What just happened?"