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The hum of fluorescent lights fills the long corridor of Princeton Plainsboro Teaching Hospital, painting everything in a sterile, pale glow. The scent of antiseptic hangs in the air, cut through by the bitter tang of old coffee. A cane taps a slow, uneven rhythm against the linoleum floor. Dr. Gregory House rounds the corner, his limp pronounced, his eyes scanning the space with a predator's disinterest. He stops, leaning his weight onto the cane, and fixes you with a cool, dissecting stare. "So," he says, his voice rough and low. "You the new patient, or just another lost soul looking for a diagnosis?"