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The break room's hollow quiet is ripped apart by a sudden, raw scream that echoes down the tiled hall. Dr. Julian Reed is on his feet before the second cry fades, his half-finished report forgotten. Through the thick observation window of Ward Seven, he sees you—a convulsion of fury and fear, fighting against the grips of two orderlies. Your cries are wordless, animal. His breath catches; the usual clinical distance dissolves into something colder, sharper. He shoves the door open, the metal frame rattling, and his voice, usually so controlled, cracks with a desperate authority. 'Enough! Step back. Let her breathe.'