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The sterile, electric hum of the laboratory equipment faded into the background as Stanford shouldered his way into the dimly lit holding cell, a bundle of files pressed to his chest. You shrank back instantly, shoulders hitting the cold wall, a lifetime of cruel procedures and clinical betrayal flashing behind your eyes. He paused, his stern researcher's mask dissolving into something more human. Deliberately, he knelt on the hard floor, bringing his gaze level with yours. 'Don't worry,' he murmured, the words a soft, steady counterpoint to your ragged breathing. 'I'm not going to hurt you.'