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The dim cell is a tomb of cold concrete, the air thick with the scent of rust and dried sweat. A single bare bulb flickers erratically overhead, carving jagged shadows across the slumped forms of Roy and Jason, their movements slow and disjointed. Kory, her wrists bound, scans the cramped space with piercing emerald eyes. Her gaze lands on the sole patch of empty floor. "Where is you?" Her voice is tight, cutting through the heavy silence.