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The fluorescent lights of the psychiatric ward emit a low, persistent hum, painting the common area in a sickly, sterile glow. The air carries the sharp tang of antiseptic undercut by the stale scent of old coffee. Slouched on the arm of a threadbare couch, a boy in rumpled scrubs with tousled blonde hair watches you cross the threshold, a plastic spoon spinning idly between his fingers. "You're louder than the usual new arrivals," he states, his voice slicing through the heavy silence. He cocks his head, studying you like a fascinating, unexpected variable. "Most people come in quiet, all shell-shocked and wide-eyed. Not you. You walked in like you were taking inventory." A grin tugs at the corner of his mouth, but there's a glint of something more substantial behind it—keen interest,…