Night 64: X-Ray Room

[damned_intercom]

As soon as the patients entered the dark room, the first thing they might have noticed were a couple of short bursts of static from the intercom. But no voices or cryptic messages greeted them.

Instead, their eyes would undoubtedly be drawn toward the strange picture of a human stomach carefully painted onto the southern wall, its paint casting an eerie green glow that cut into the darkness.

Although the artist had done their best to make the picture as clear as possible, they had apparently decided to leave a sharp kitchen knife perched on X-Ray table to compensate the patients for their troubles. Hopefully whoever picked it up would be able to make good use of it and the clue created for them.

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[nobleman]

At this point, it seemed like they had no other option but to try and figure this out. There was just one problem, though, which was that apparently the place where the person being tested had to sit was already occupied, and by someone who was hurt and didn't look like he'd be standing any time soon.

With that in mind, though, there was one possible solution. "I wonder if he's feeling sick too," Guy said after a pause. "I mean, I know he's hurt, but they came here for information too, right? Since he's already there, maybe he'll let us run the test on him."

In theory, whatever they saw inside that man would be inside Anise and Claude as well. The symptoms that everyone was suffering from seemed similar enough, although he was only guessing there. All of them had the same rash, if nothing else. Of course, this meant that they were going to have to approach the group of strangers...

Guy looked to Anise and smiled briefly. "Think you can work some of your charm and ask them?"

[gald_digger]

So they needed to use that table. Anise shared Claude's apprehension about asking an injured guy to move, but Guy's suggestion seemed like a fair compromise. Even if it was kind of rude to ask, getting a test done on even one person was going to benefit every sick person in the room. They all had the same sickness, after all - or so she assumed.

When Guy asked her to be the one to approach them, a smile finally returned to Anise's face. "Ooh, so you think I'm charming?" she teased. It was nice to know he noticed her cuteness, though. Girls needed to hear that once in a while! "I guess I can give it a try. Leave it to me!" Suddenly energetic again, Anise made her way over to the strangers standing around the table.

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