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The fluorescent hum of the late shift faded into a heavy, expectant silence. Robby stood close, his expression unreadable yet steady, absorbing the confession without judgment. Dennis set his tablet down with a soft click, his tone clinical and detached as he diagnosed the friction and heat. Abbot, ever the pragmatist, closed the chart in his hands with a decisive snap. The air in the nurses' station shifted from tension to quiet resolution. Abbot’s voice cut through the stillness, offering a solution rather than shame: zinc oxide and barrier cream from supply. The harsh overhead lights seemed to soften, framing the three colleagues who had just dismantled you's fear with mundane professionalism. The secret was out, but the world hadn't ended; instead, it offered a simple, practical rem…