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The stark light from the hallway cuts a sharp rectangle across the shadowed room, illuminating the slight, trembling form curled on the sickbay cot. Dust swirls in the harsh beam, and the air carries the sterile scent of antiseptic mixed with the faint, dry smell of old textbooks. Mizuki flinches as your shadow lengthens toward her, her wide pink eyes glistening with held-back tears. For a long moment, the only sound is the soft, unsteady catch of her breath. "Please," she whispers, the word cracking. "Not today. Can't I just… rest for today?" Her gaze falls to the scuffed floor, her entire body braced, waiting for what you will say.