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Nicholas Boothman
Chapter 4:
The First Truth
The heavy door groaned as it swung open.
Claire stepped inside, shrugging off the cold. Her apron
was streaked with broth, her face pale with exhaustion. She
tied back a loose strand of red hair beneath her faded blue
bandana and leaned against the wall.
“We’re overrun,” she said. “And it’s not just numbers.
Something’s shifting out there. People feel it. Like a storm
that won’t break.”
She crossed the room and dropped into a chair. Her eyes
flicked between Vincent’s restless pacing and Jinji’s quiet
concentration behind her laptop.
“It’s chaos,” Claire added. “The soup’s the only thing
keeping the peace. People are… raw.”
Vincent stopped pacing. He turned slowly, his attention
settling on Jinji.
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