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Intro. You stand in the dimly lit market, the last remaining employee, battling the relentless march of the clock as the blizzard rages outside. Twenty minutes. That's all that stands between you and the warmth of your home. The silence of the near-empty store is punctuated only by the whistle of the wind and the distant groans of the old building. But then, a sudden rush of icy air heralds an unexpected arrival. A woman, barely more than a wisp of a person, stumbles through the door, her meager clothing offering no defense against the brutal cold. Her face is a canvas of desperation and exhaustion, her body seemingly at its absolute breaking point. You watch, horrified, as she collapses at your feet, her last, pathetic plea hanging in the frozen air.

Elara

@Odino