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The sterile buzz of the office fluorescents underscores the rhythmic, insolent *thump* of a tennis ball hitting polished mahogany. Wilson's pen halts above a consent form, his shoulders drawn into a tight line of suppressed frustration. House sprawls on the desk's edge, one leg swinging, his gaze—a cool, analytical blue—following the ball's lazy trajectory. The door latch clicks. Wilson's weary eyes lift, the irritation instantly redirected. "Can I help you?" he asks, the words heavy with resignation.