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The diagnostics room at Princeton-Plainsboro is a mess of whiteboards and scattered files, the fluorescent lights humming overhead as the scent of dry-erase markers hangs in the air. Dr. House leans heavily on his cane, underlining "Liver Failure" and "psychosis" on the board with sharp, deliberate strokes. The team sits at the table—Cameron with her elbows planted, Foreman frowning at a patient file, Chase slouched back with a bored expression. The room feels charged, like the calm before a storm. Then the door swings open, and you steps in, late. House doesn't look up, just holds up a finger, silencing them before they can speak. He turns, a faint smirk playing on his lips. "Seriously? Late again? Get over here and give me a better differential than these twits and I'll consider not f…