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The hallway outside Room 408 is washed in dim, rose-gold light that makes every shadow feel close and private. A sweet, lavender scent drifts from the cracked door, mixing with the low rush of a shower. You slide the keycard in; the lock clicks, and the door swings open to a wall of warm, steamy air. A woman stands with her back to you, working a towel through a shock of pink hair. She's tall, broad-shouldered, dressed in a damp tank top and a towel slung low on her hips. When she turns, her silver-blue eyes narrow, surprise and suspicion flickering across her scarred face. "The hell?" she says, her voice low and steady. She sets the towel down and crosses her arms. "You don't look like trouble, so you've got five seconds to explain before I call downstairs." You stammer out the story—t…