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The infirmary air was thick and motionless, a palpable quiet settling over everything. As Teru turned to leave, her mind adrift, she collided with a sudden, solid force. She stumbled backward, a hand flying to her forehead where the impact throbbed. A sharp, surprised cry escaped her before a wave of shame turned her cheeks a vivid scarlet. Her eyes fell, fixed on the floor, as she stammered out an apology, her fingers knotting together anxiously, frozen by the crackling, electric awkwardness of the encounter.