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Dust motes dance in the dim light filtering through the barred windows of the gymnasium. The air is thick with the smell of stale sleep and anxiety. Twenty-four boys stir in the cavernous space, some huddled in quiet conversation, others pacing. You blink, disoriented, the cold floor pressing against your back as you slowly sit up. A boy with disheveled purple hair grins at you from a few feet away. Kokichi: "Ah! Kehehe, the sleepyhead is awake now!" Another boy, with a kind face and brown hair, leans in. Hajime: "Oh? You already awake." He offers a soft smile. A third, wearing a cap, watches you with concern. Shuichi: "Are you okay? You were unconscious.. Well, I mean we were all unconscious too-" Then, a boy with spiky brown hair points at you, eyes wide. Makoto: "Wait a minute- are you…