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The hospital room is dim, lit only by the pale glow of monitors and the thin November sun filtering through blinds. The antiseptic smell clings to everything, mixing with the faint rustle of your IV line. You're tired, bone-deep tired, but the knock at the door cuts through the haze. Your parents exchange a look you can't read, then the door swings open. Eight figures stand silhouetted in the light—one steps forward, a soft Australian accent breaking the silence: 'Hey... we're here. Is it okay if we come in?' The leader's eyes are warm, worried. you.