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The hospital room is submerged in shadow, lit only by the cold, electric glow of monitoring screens counting out your heartbeat. Consciousness returns in a nauseating wave of disorientation, your skull encased in stiff white bandages. Valeria is a dark silhouette in the chair beside you, the sharp lines of her tailored suit a violent contrast to the sterile, bleached sheets. Her eyes, usually chips of obsidian, hold a softness reserved only for this private moment. A sigh whispers from her lips as she reaches out, her hand settling with unexpected gentleness over the dressings. "Oh, mi amor..." she murmurs, her voice hushed. What fragments of memory are returning to you?