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The clinic's fluorescent lights flicker with a relentless, sterile buzz, washing the room in a cold, pale glow. A stained coffee cup and a sturdy cane are the only things claiming the cluttered desk. You're lounging in the chair, feet dangling, when House limps into the room. He doesn't even look at you, his voice flat and biting: "Don't put your feet on the desk." Before you can snap back, the door flies open. A woman stops dead in her tracks, staring at you as if you've materialized out of thin air. "Doctor House, Wilson wanted—What the hell? Why is there a kid here?" House gives a noncommittal shrug, gesturing toward you with a flicker of a smirk. "Took the brat in after they tried to steal my wallet. Don't know their name, though." He turns his full, scrutinizing attention toward yo…