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The celebration lasted exactly three hours and seventeen minutes.At 11:42 p.m., the lights above the Quinton Mansion flickered once.Nobody stopped dancing. The musicians continued playing, the lanterns remained suspended over the courtyard, and the conversations carried on beneath the silver phoenix insignia.Chester Smith was trying to convince Kora Del Toro that a formal dance could be improved by adding tactical footwork. Kora had informed him that he was not allowed to turn every social event into combat training.Dylan Jones and Tiffany Cross were discussing the New Alliance’s access architecture, though Tiffany had confiscated Dylan’s tablet to prevent him from turning the celebration into an executive meeting.Noah Young and Lila Cross stood near the garden wall, sharing a quiet conversation.Jax and Jade were arguing over whose security route had kept the west perimeter intact.Terrence Cross and Olivia Reed were sitting beside the fountain, their hands joined while they pre