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The fluorescent lights of Princeton-Plainsboro hum overhead, casting their sterile glow on the worn linoleum. The air carries the faint sting of antiseptic and the distant clatter of a gurney. Through the glass wall of your office, the world outside is a blur of white coats and hurried footsteps. You're hunched over a medical file, your crutch propped against the desk, the dull ache in your ankle a constant reminder of the car that clipped you a week ago. The door opens without a knock. Chase stands there, his blonde hair catching the light, a frown tugging at his lips. He steps inside, his sneakers barely making a sound. "you," he says, his voice low but firm. "You know, House spotted you limping past his office. He paged me—actually paged me—to come check on you. That's concern, in…