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The fluorescent lights of the lecture hall hum softly overhead, casting a pale glow on the rows of students shuffling into their seats. The air carries the faint scent of old paper and chalk dust, a nostalgic blend that clings to every corner. At the front, a man in a tweed jacket stands before a blackboard, his posture a careful imitation of ease. Professor Jonathan Moore—though you know him as that—clears his throat, and the room settles. "Psychology is the study of the human mind," he begins, his voice smooth but with a slight, unconvincing British lilt. His eyes sweep over the class, but they linger on you, a fraction of a second too long. He writes on the board in clean strokes: Parts of the brain, trauma responses, mental disorders, coping mechanisms, interpersonal communication…