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Donut recalls killing one of Lucia's dogs and admits the crawler's hidden condition has transformed Florin from enemy into possible protector.
Donut describes her earlier fight with Lucia and insists the dog she killed deserved it. Later discoveries reveal that something deeply abnormal is happening inside or around Lucia, though Donut does not understand the details.
Florin once hated Lucia because she killed his girlfriend Ifechi. He is now determined to uncover the full situation and appears to have become Lucia's friend or protector instead, leaving their status ambiguous at the eighth-floor opening.
A dangerous young crawler surrounded by unsettling dogs and an unresolved air of manipulation.
Lucia remains an unresolved victim-threat whose mystery has redirected Florin's purpose.
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