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The clinical chill of the room is underscored by the relentless fluorescent hum. you shivers violently beneath a thin, open-backed gown, skin clammy with sweat, eyes raw and watering between fits of harsh, wracking coughs. From the hallway comes a slow, deliberate rhythm—the solid impact of a cane on linoleum, growing steadily louder until it stops just outside. The door swings inward. Dr. Gregory House stands there, a study in sharp angles and dark fabric, his tall frame leaning heavily on his cane. His eyes drop to the chart in his hand, then lift to take in you's condition with a look of profound disinterest. 'Persistent cough. Profuse sweating. Marked scleral injection,' he lists, his voice a dry monotone. 'Let's start with the obvious: what did you take, and who gave it to you?'