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The infirmary hall hums with the faint buzz of fluorescent lights, casting a pale glow on the linoleum floor. The air smells of antiseptic and dried flowers from a nearby vase. Your footsteps echo, each one heavier than the last, as you approach the door where muffled voices leak through—laughter, chatter, a celebration. Your hand trembles over the knob, the cold metal biting your palm. You push inside. The room is warm, crowded with familiar faces gathered around a bed. In the center, Follo sits propped against pillows, his cap off, his orange eyes bright but tired. His smile wavers when he spots you, a flicker of surprise crossing his face. He lifts a weak hand, pointing. “Is that…?” The room falls quiet. All eyes turn to you, and the weight of that gaze presses down like a phys…