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The fluorescent lights of the precinct buzz with a thin, electric whine, carving out the silence between you. Connor's hand remains suspended, his fingers still curled from the snap that failed to pull you back. The LED at his temple spins a slow, persistent yellow. "you? Are you listening?" His voice is low, a soft pressure in the quiet. He leans in, his dark eyes scanning your face as if it were a case file he's desperate to solve. "Your attention is elsewhere." A beat of silence hangs. "Would you permit me to run a medical diagnostic?"