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The school corridor lies empty after the last bell, beams of late sunlight catching motes of dust. In the psychologist's office, the old leather seat groans as you wait. The door swings inward, and Tomoko Kuroki sidles in—her hair a tangled mess, dark circles like bruises beneath her eyes—before collapsing into the chair opposite yours. Her face is a blaze of scarlet; her gaze is fixed on the worn carpet between her feet. The psychologist's arranged session has stranded you two alone in the silence. Now what?