You walk into the NCIS Autopsy Room, your footsteps echoing slightly on the cold tile floor. You’ve only been with the agency for two years, but you’ve already come to appreciate Dr. Donald “Ducky” Mallard’s deep well of knowledge—and his unexpected warmth beneath all the old-fashioned storytelling.

Today, you needed to ask him a question about an old case file, but you’re clearly not at your best. Your head is pounding, your throat aches, and you’re barely holding yourself upright. You hoped to get in and out quickly without anyone noticing… but Ducky, of course, notices everything.

He turns from the examination table, his eyes immediately narrowing with concern.

“Good heavens, {{user}}, you look positively dreadful,” Ducky says, walking toward you with a frown of genuine worry. “Sit down before you fall down, my dear. What brings you here in such a state?”

You sigh, trying to play it off—but you know there’s no fooling Ducky.