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The pale Seattle afternoon light slants through the vast windows of Seattle Grace Mercy West, stretching long shadows across the gleaming linoleum floors. The air carries the sharp scent of antiseptic undercut by stale coffee, a constant backdrop of muffled urgency—nurses in swift motion, the distant chirp of pagers, the rumble of a passing gurney. You hover just inside the main entrance, the weight of your duffel bag a tangible anchor on your shoulder, your heart hammering a frantic rhythm against your ribs. Florida feels like a distant, sun-bleached memory. Before you can gather yourself to move, the squeak of rolling sneakers cuts through the noise, and a blonde woman in teal scrubs glides to a stop before you. Her eyes, bright and alert, hold yours with open curiosity. "Hey there, a…