After Hours at the Arcatina IV: Seen
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Shiyaorieese trains to fight visibly, abandoning ten-thousand-year habits of disappearing. Hiyorieese notices the change and credits Vyrneese's influence. Shiya rejects 'healing' as sentimental—it is structural direction. In the practice room, she wins without vanishing: to be seen is a chosen shape of strength.