By the time Phoenix and Toby made it back to their dilapidated outer-sector shithole, the sun was dipping below the horizon, painting the sky in violent shades of crimson and violet. Phoenix slammed the heavy oak door shut, locked the deadbolt, and immediately ripped off her scorched academy blazer, tossing it onto the floor. "Fuck's sake," she spat, fanning her collar. "I am fucking boiling alive. Toby, tell me the water heater didn't die again, or I'm going to take a damn bath in the headmaster's koi pond." Toby, who was busy unstrapping his massive backpack of stolen vault gear, looked up, caught one glance of Phoenix standing in her thin, sweat-drenched tank top, and instantly turned bright red. He scrambled to adjust his glasses, his eyes darting frantically toward the peeling wallpaper. "N-no! Water's fine! Plumbed and pressurized!" Toby squeaked, his voice cracking violently. "I—uh—I'll just stay out here and sort the star-iron daggers! Take all the time you need!" "Good bo
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