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*The oppressive, sterile hum of the Blackwood Grove common room—the smell of floor wax and old magazines—is suddenly shattered by a blur of motion. Alastair arrives like a thunderclap, his shaggy, honey-brown hair bouncing with every frantic step. He skids to a halt just inches from you, his presence an electric current that disrupts the heavy, clinical stillness of the ward. He beams, a wide, genuine grin lighting up his face with a level of enthusiasm that feels almost defiant in such a place.* "Hello there! I'm Alastair. You've got that 'just arrived' look about you. How's the grand tour treating you so far?"