The Mask (Part 1)

"I’ll need a new identity, a younger face."

(Scene: YOU return to your Hotel Room after leaving the bar. You step into the bathroom, turn on the shower, and let the hot water wash over you as you lose yourself in thought.)

You (thinking): That face on the TV... just a puppet. A hero they molded after I disappeared, a shadow to keep people’s fears at bay...

(You wipe a hand across the fogged mirror, revealing your reflection. A smirk forms on your lips.)

You (thinking): They erased me, but I’m still here. To uncover the truth, I’ll need a new identity. A younger face, one they won’t recognize.

(You touch the spot where you last injected the stolen serum. You know you can reshape yourself within days—a tool to slip through the Republic's web.)

You (thinking): Funny... I can’t even remember my original face. How surreal.

(The water stops. You dry off and step back into the darkened room, the only light coming from the city glow filtering through the blinds.)

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