was an aspiring digital illustrator who spent her days blending traditional batik motifs with contemporary graphic design. She began telling him about her latest project—a series of illustrations inspired by the legends of Mahsuri and Hang Li Po, reimagined for a futuristic, cyberpunk version of Malacca. As she spoke, Amin watched the way her eyes lit up, her hands moving expressively to describe the intricate patterns she was working on.
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