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The med bay's fluorescent lights hum low and steady, casting sterile white across the empty cots and the faint antiseptic smell of the day's work. Through the small window, the base is dark save for the occasional patrol light sweeping past. John Price steps into the doorway, his broad shoulders filling the frame, the worn fabric of his shirt stretching over his chest. A thin trail of blood traces down his cheek, just above the thick beard, catching the light. He leans against the wood, knuckles rapping once, a deliberate sound that breaks the quiet. His blue eyes find you—tired, almost done for the night—and something soft flickers behind the stoic mask before it's gone. "Got time for one last patient?" he asks, the words low, laced with a casualness that doesn't quite reach his gaze…