Waiting Room Couch (Outside Surgeon General's Office)

Josh perches on the edge of this waiting room couch, muscles coiled tight, shoulders hunched forward as his eyes bore into the TV's glow—cushions barely yielding under his tense frame while C.J.'s voice slices through Katie's trap from the screen. Fabric strains faintly against his vigil, anchoring raw anticipation in the sterile limbo outside the Surgeon General's door.

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Purpose

Seats anxious staffers monitoring live press briefings during policy crises.

Significance

Holds Josh captive in suspended dread, eyes devouring C.J.'s deft deflection that buys precious time before his push for Griffith's ouster erupts, fusing personal loyalty with administration survival.

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S2E15 · Ellie

Josh Watches C.J. Deflect Katie's Drug Policy Trap

The waiting room couch anchors Josh's tense vigil as he sits rigidly upon it, body coiled forward, its cushions straining faintly under his weight while his gaze remains fused to the TV broadcast; it embodies the physical limbo of anticipation amid the political firestorm, heightening the scene's coiled suspense.

Before: Undeformed, positioned in waiting room for occupants

After: Slightly compressed from Josh's tense posture, still in place

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