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1067229 No. 1067229 ID: 753464

Help a cat overcome her fear of hospitals

Among other fears...
162 posts omitted. Last 100 shown. Expand all images
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No. 1069543 ID: f36708

>>1069506
Ah now it makes sense. The whole reason Basilio never went into Rosa's office for an appointment was because he's not coming here for HIS appointment. But his moms. (and was likely only in there for the TV)
If she's going blind it's likely he has to drive her here. Which also explains why he wasn't here for a bit as a result of whatever accident happened to him.
Question now is. Is SHE the person asking for help the message was talking about? If she is I don't think we can just leave her alone. (even if something strange wasn't going on) She's blind and could trip and fall (on a slippery floor).
I'd say let's lead her back to Rosa's office.
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No. 1069544 ID: 8f9bc4

> horse
> pretty horse
> unbreakable grip
> needs your help

welp, hope you can hold your breath a long time underwater
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No. 1069646 ID: 5760bf
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1069646

What does the son looks like?

About your height- red hair, blue eyes... a very kind young man yes- Basilio was anything but kind, but other than that he fits the bill

Ensnarer: His name is Malcolm St MacArthur , but goes around telling people that name this... “Basilio” name, he says its for his radio show, and building a brand, I don’t know why he doesn’t use his real name it’s a very good name I chose it myself.

The ensnarer continues holding onto your arm, the red is touching you, there is red in her hair, there is red in her hooves, there is red in her hat; you feel your arm growing weak, it hurts; is this the blood rushing out of your arms somewhere else it won't be touched by red?

When Basilio pulled your arm, you felt a dull pain; she's not actively pulling yet you still feel it

"Astrid told me Basilio usually comes to the waiting room. He's not there now, but if you please go to the waiting room and wait for him there"


Ensnarer: “Oh the waiting room? i haven't seen any- oh dear, i came here for my eye treatments with Doctor Emerson, but it looks like there isn't anyone in there, ; i think we scheduled wrong or the Doctor couldn’t come...”


Basilio has been coming here for months, but never has appointments with Rosa; people don't go to hospitals for no reason

If she's going blind, it's likely he has to drive her here. Which also explains why he wasn't here for a bit as a result of whatever accident happened to him.

...
Strange things or not... She's blind and could trip and fall on the slippery floor back there

You decide to walk her to Rosa's office

She holds onto your arm as you would hold onto bus handles during a rocky trip, she's slow... frail


The red is touching you, her red... but she can't see farther than her nose; she's not an ensnarer, but someone lost and confused

Her grip: is not strong, at least compared to you, should you fall she'd fall she holds you not out of malice but out of need; you pass slowly through the wet floor area and enter the room


Basilio's Mom: Why thank you, that was very kind; i couldn't find my son or- well anyone really

"I'm sure you'll reunite with him when he returns. I'll send him to you if I find him"

She let's go, as you help her sit by the waiting area, alongside the sleeping deer, she smiles

You feel warmth in your heart


Your Erythrophobia has now lowered significantly, you feel like you can bring yourself to touch and let go of red things


Yet that question remains: Was the person that needed help from the message you saw in the mirror?

What will you do now?
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No. 1069655 ID: 709d11

Go to the balcony and get some fresh air
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No. 1069664 ID: 5760bf
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1069664

You go to the balcony to get some fresh air

You move past the janitor, the halls, and walk past the bathrooms; there is a glass pane on the way; you open the glass door and there it is...

St Ives, Sclalan. you where born here, you have spent all your life here; you were just in time to see the sun setting on the horizon

St Ives is surrounded by a coast, sadly the water is too cold 10 months a year to go for a swim; the beaches are rocky, the older part of the city surrounds the coast: small fishing settlements, you live farther from the sea than the hospital, meaning you can't see you and your mom's appartment from here.

The fresh sea-breeze fills your lungs, soothing you, despite all you have seen today; the world on the outside looks tranquil; you know it will be waiting for you.

On the balcony there is also an ashtray with 3 cigarette stubs, on the floor there is what appears to be a pack of cigarettes... you don't smoke, however your mom does; you don't like the smell of tobacco smoke.
To the right there is something stuck on the hand rails, looks like a couple of papers.
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No. 1069671 ID: f36708

>>1069664
It's obvious at this point that some of the things we've seen are typical. So much so that it doesn't even need to be said.
But a question to ask is "has anyone ever been able to interact with the things we see before?" the thing with the TV seemed odd even for us.
And then there's the question of the lack of doctors. And the one doctor we do see conveniently has a seizure not five minutes into our session with her. One is bad luck, two is inconvenient, But three?

Pick up the cigarette pack. Even if we don't smoke we might come across someone who does. Smoking is supposed to calm those people down even if it's not good for them.
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No. 1069672 ID: 709d11

Take papers

Examine papers

Inventory
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No. 1069704 ID: e77304
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1069704

You pick up the cigarette pack; it's a standard Santa brand cigarette box, it looks exactly like the ones your mom smokes

It says 12 pack, however it's missing 3 cigarettes, probably the stubs left on the ashtray, there’s nothing more in the ashtray other than stubs and some cigarette ash

You pick up the paper stuck on the handrail; it's a folded note:


"D. i am sure that you have read the emails; but-
-i found broken pens again
to open a pen you need to twist and pull from the top side-
if you try to force it without twisting it will spill everywhere-
or in worst cases break please, i'm just looking out for you after all, we look out for each other
thank you :)"

...
There's no signatures, or anything on the back of the paper

There is also something tucked into the note, it looks and feels like some sort of film, instant camera film, it's black with a small white edge, you take that too

Let's see now we have: The cigarette box, the compact mirror Astrid gave us, the folded note and the film, you didn't have anything with you by the time you got to the consulting room.
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No. 1069705 ID: e77304
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1069705

"has anyone ever been able to interact with the things we see before?"

Daley- Daley heard the CLICK the door makes when closed or opened, she then went in and found the consulting room empty; she came out with Rosa's clothes from the waist up, she said she's look for her, she hasn't returned...

Basilio- Basilio grew frustrated as you tried to change the channel with the strange remote, he snapped it from your hands and hurt you on the process, then he tried to change the channel and then-
His face and neck were impaled... no, no that can't be right, right? you were very distressed at the time

Astrid- Astrid saw the weird notes too, even read them out loud, you then asked Astrid to check on Basilio and then she froze- you pulled her back down, she claims she didn't saw anything

Basilio's Mom: She says her doctor is missing too; however, she is blind, even if something wrong happened around her she wouldn't have seen it, she was just lost and confused looking for Basilio or someone that could direct him to her


...
The wind blows... there's papers far away blowing in the wind; they're far beyond reach and the wind only blows them further away, eventually you lose sight of them.
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No. 1069721 ID: a4eacb

I suposse we could:

1.- Check the bathrooms
2.- Check the right hall, with the elevator and stairs
3.- Check the other consulting rooms in this floor, Basilio's mom claims they're empty though
4.- Talk to someone: We have seen The Janitor, Astrid, Basilios Mom, The sleeping deer
If we talk to someone we should have a topic first
5.- Try something else
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No. 1069730 ID: f36708

>>1069721
I'd say asking Astrid about where another TV on this floor is.
"Hey Astrid do you know where another TV floor on this floor is? Basilios mom is here on account of her appointment with Dr. Isaac being canceled. Also Basilios real name is Malcolm."
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No. 1069811 ID: 15a025

>>1069730
Good idea. Basilio could have just went to find a different TV to watch.
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No. 1069899 ID: 8f2693
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1069899

You go over behind the counter, as soon as you see Astrid and that brush you get the scent of nail polish

It appears to be clear nail polish

Astrid: Oh hey...

Astrid stops talking for a second, but continues painting her nails

Astrid: Erin, right? what's up, who's your friend?

"Hey Basilios mom is here on account of her appointment with Dr. Isaac being canceled. Also Basilios real name is Malcolm."

Astrid: Oh alright, i'll keep an eye ou-

Astrid: Malcolm? She snickers

Astrid: That's gold, i have been trying to find some nicknames for that boob, that will make things easier

Astrid posture is terrible ; completely and utterly missing the backrest

"Astrid do you know where another TV floor on this floor is?"

Astrid: Oh we're the only place with a TV on this floor; so it's common for people waiting other doctors to come here, still haven't seen the remote

-
Astrid: Hmm i think they also have a tv in one of the consulting rooms aaaall the way in floor 4 or... was it 3? well one of those , there's also a shrink in there

Astrid: But there's lots of ways to kill time without TV: there's a radio on the floor just below this one; also, there's a doctor's lounge in the-

Astrid stops completely, then turns to look at you and then back at her nails as if she had just noticed you

Astrid: Erin, right? what's up, who's your friend?

Huh-? you just told her.
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No. 1069904 ID: 934093

Astrid probably has a form of amnesia maybe. Hence the sticky notes.

Lets ask Astrid if we can please write her some sticky notes to remind her of Basilios' mom being here due to her appointment with Dr. Isaac being cancelled, and is waiting for her son.
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No. 1069909 ID: f36708

>>1069899
"I suppose the sticky notes are for you huh?"

Honestly makes sense for the radio host to want to listen to radio instead of bad opinions on radio. So that's where he'd probably be.

Agree on leaving notes if she does have memory troubles.
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No. 1069911 ID: f36708

>>1069909
In addition to a reminder about Basilios mom have Basilios real first name on the sticky note (not full name though , too much ammo)
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No. 1069927 ID: 8f2693
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1069927

Maybe Astrid has some sort of short-term memory loss or amnesia; that could explain the large amount of notes and reminders, you point this out

Astrid: "Yeap you can never go wrong with things you write down, i had been using notebooks for this but i lost it- that or certain someone took it"
Astrid: "But i'm not going to forget how to breathe you know, started a few months ago, i know i should have it checked out but i keep forgetting teehe"

That sounds... concerning, but Astrid doesn't seem to mind

Looks like there are a few more since you went out:
Remember to use 3 coats!
Rosa went missing
Pick up your lumbar pillow on the way home
The takeout in the lounge's fridge is yours

"Astrid can you please write a reminder that Basilio's mom is here due her appointment being cancelled? she's waiting for her son, Malcolm"
Astrid: Oh so that's your friend sure! she doesn't look like she'd cause much trouble

Astrid sets the nail polish brush aside, and picks up a spare note, with the non-wet claws she writes it down the new reminder and sticks it with the rest:
Basilio's mom is here, her appointment with Dr Emerson was cancelled-
Basilio's real name is Malcolm

You thank her; she mutters something to herself as you move away

Astrid: where.. was that lounge? dammit-
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No. 1069928 ID: 8f2693
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1069928

Hmmm true, Basilio does have really strong opinions on radio, and a very short temper let's check the right hall
You exit and move past the janitor and face the right hall, you see a radiator; it's kinda darker in here than in the other hall, it also feels warmer in here

To the left there's an elevator and a- bizarre warning sign
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No. 1069929 ID: 8f2693
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1069929

To the right there's the stairs going up and down, hey there's a small crack in there-
and
A pair of glasses on the floor.
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No. 1069930 ID: 8f2693
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1069930

A familiar pair of glasses-, they're broken.

Where.. should we go?
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No. 1069933 ID: f36708

>>1069930
Knowing our luck the elevators would turn out like the TV with it's buttons. No thank you.

Take the glasses and go down a floor. Basilio is likely there.
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No. 1069938 ID: ae7cae

Take glasses. Examine crack.
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No. 1069939 ID: ae7cae

Combine glasses with compact mirror to create mirrored glasses
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No. 1069945 ID: e51896

The only person we know that wears round glasses so far around here is Daley.

I'm kinda tempted to suggest taking a peek through those glasses, to see the world through the eyes of whoever glasses those are...
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No. 1069972 ID: 8f2693
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1069972

Avoid the elevators, that sounds- right; not only do they have buttons and things written on them, but there's that... sign next to them

Examine crack
Well, it's a crack on the wall, it wasn't here when you came here; it's too far up to see it closely, but there doesn't appear to be anything of note in it

...
The only person that we know that wears round glasses so far around here is Daley-
Of course! you knew there was something familiar about them, that's got to be it
Are these Daley's glasses? they do have that red brim on them...- also your mom doesn't wear glasses
You decide to pick them up.

You bend over the pick up the glasses-

"Ouch!"

You pricked yourself on the thumb with the broken glass; nothing serious
Instinctively you lick your wound, the bleeding stops immediatly, looks like it was very superficial

There is.. blood on the glasses now, on one of the lenses atleast, it is so little it's hard to see and it's almost dried up now, let's pick them out from the brim this time-
There are no markings or writing on the glasses, you wonder if you could use them like this- you continue examining the glasses.
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No. 1069973 ID: 8f2693
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1069973

CLICK CLICK CLICK CLICK

"No no no no no, why! please open please!"
..

"Hmm..."

THUD
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No. 1069974 ID: 8f2693
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1069974

"Ugh... what?- my head- my- glasses"

...

"- who's there?"

"R-rosa? is that you-?"

"Rosa?"
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No. 1069975 ID: 8f2693

SNAP
The frame of the glasses falls off now it's just the brim
What was that?

Where did the lenses go? you try examining them again, you just looked deep into them and saw- that until the lenses fell off
That was clearly Daley but, who was- the other one?

You obtained: Glasses Frame
...
Mirrored glasses... wouldn't those just reflect your eyes back at you? huh-
Combine...?- you try this but the mirror is too big to fit even into a single one of the frames, let alone it would probably fall off instantly.
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No. 1069976 ID: 8f2693
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1069976

You go down the stairs, you reach a wall, and turn to the left and then again; you see the floor below, you are facing the elevators- looks like there's some nurses talking in there, they haven't noticed you

Nurse 1: Yeah so i'm not sure if i should get horn reductions are they too.. pointy?
Nurse 2: Whaa no way! i'm jealous of your horns, i wish i had some
Nurse 2 takes an audible sip from the cup
-
Nurse 1: Kehehe if i could i'd give them to you,- also what you've got there?
Nurse 2: Oh it's mushroom cream, they ran out of veggie soup at the cafeteria and also there were no more bowls, forks, knives... weird day eh?- well good thing they still had cups
Nurse 1: You're.. downing cream like a drink?
Nurse 2: You don't?
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No. 1069995 ID: f36708

>>1069976
That was... Definitely a vision.
And that thing we saw at the end of it looked a bit like us (which is impossible since the last time we saw her was after Rosa had a seizure).

Hope her glasses being there means that she ran away from whatever that was and not something worse. Better ask these people.

"Hey have either of you nurses seen a horse with a neck brace, A glasses less giraffe or a shirtless doctor? Things have been going weird for me in case you couldn't tell"
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No. 1069998 ID: e51896

I think we're going to need a flashlight at some point, Daley looked to be in a dark area, and we wouldn't want to gain a fear of the dark. Janitor room might have one. Consider going there after we find the horse.

If we talk to the nurses, talk to nurse 2 more than 1, because she has no hooves.
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No. 1069999 ID: 0f3f09

Ask the nurses if they've noticed anything strange going on
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No. 1070039 ID: 8f2693
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1070039

You saw Daley in a dark place- maybe finding a flashlight or a source of light at some point would be wise, you don't want to find yourself in the same situation without anything to see with right?

---
The nurses spot you as you move closer, they stop talking for a moment,

One of them gasps and clutches tightly to her chest, some of that hot mushroom cream gets onto the floor

Nurse 2: CHRIST- what the hell? what-
Nurse 1 laughs, Nurse 2 however looks clearly distressed
Nurse 2 : Did you see that?
Nurse 1: See what? Clarice you're just too easy to scare, i think you scared her too
Nurse 2: I.. i uh-

Clarice takes deep breaths, eventually she closes her eyes
Clarice: Oh sorry- i just... i though you were someone else , don't worry

After this Clarice stops looking at you, the other nurse is still laughing at the interaction
---
"Hey... have either of you have seen:"

They turn to look at you, still eating, you decide to focus on the second nurse, Clarice
---

"A horse with a neck brace?"

Nurse 1 frowns, and shows her teeth, you see it from your peripheral view, she sounds angry- you are glad you are not looking at her

Nurse 1: That creep with the weird shirt? why yes, he's only been hitting on me for the last few months, next time i see him I'd like to share a hot cup of coffee with him, right to his face

Clarice: Now don't get like that Farrah she's just asking a question

Clarice: I think his name is Basilio- he keeps mentioning that, he was following Farrah and me a while ago and trying to tune into a radio station with the radio down the hall - i paged Farrah to fake an emergency and we lost sight of him; went to the cafeteria and when we came back he was gone.

Farrah: He also had this tv remote, probably stole it.

You explain that you're not his friend. Whoever her mom who is blind asked you to look for him so they can go home.

The nurses look at each other, Clarice gives you a sympathetic look, they don't know where he is right now

It's weird to feel some kind of relief from knowing Basilio has been seen since you last saw him-

---
"A glasses-less giraffe"?

Clarice and Farrah laugh, Farrah spits her food back into that takeout box, you avoided another unpleasant sight.

Clarice: Well i'd say most giraffes are glasses-less, we see alot of giraffes, i think one works upstairs; she definitely wears glasses- haven't seen her today though
---

"A shirtless doctor?"

Farrah: You mean Clarice's bachelorette party?

Clarice blushes and shrinks on her shoulders, she hides her face behind one one her hands

Farrah: Kehe- but other than that no, i wish; would make things more interesting around here

---

"Noticed anything strange?"

The nurses look at each other

Farrah: Well, that- guy on the neck brace that follows me around whenever he's here, he's pretty strange i guess, but i've seen him many times before

Clarice: The cafeteria today is kinda weird, there was no new food, just yesterday's food- all the dishes and utensils were dirty - i found a clean cup though

Farrah: You know every day the food is reheated right?

Clarice: Yes but this time there was no one, i served and reheated it myself; and that doesn't explain the dishes, maybe whoever had cleaning duty didn't come today?

Farrah: I hate cafeteria food- i forgot my lunch today, luckily some dolt forgot this box of takeout in the lounge's fridge , saw it in the morning and saw it in the afternoon so that means it becomes public property

---
You tried interacting, and focusing more on Nurse 2; Clarice

You can manage a conversation, as well as being seen, you fear however being seen by multiple people- like back at the waiting room when you first got here.
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No. 1070040 ID: 435f13

Who did she think you were??
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No. 1070060 ID: f36708

Did... I remind you of my mom? Her names Barbara if you know it. Why is that scary?

Also if you see Daley or Rosa could you go and tell Astrid they're ok? She's the tall gator lady (who's lunch your eating right now) in the dress. I think she was worried about them a bit.
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No. 1070177 ID: 15a025

Perhaps is Basilio is alright, hopefully that means Rosa is also alright.

Thanks the nurses for their time, and get back to searching for Basilio, it seems we're on the right track with things.
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No. 1070520 ID: 4700ee
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1070520

"Who did you think i was?"
Clarice: H-huh
...
The nurse looks distressed as she tries to remember; you didn't even jump out from the darkness, nor speak loudly
Farrah: Hmmm...
---
"Did i remind you of my mom? Her name is Barbara if you know it.
Farrah:"AH YES Barbara, Barbie, Babs! i knew it!- the head nurse's name it had slipped my mind, didn't know she had children"

You feel shivers down your spine

"Head nurse?"
Farrah: Yes- please don't tell her we where eating outside the cafeteria, gosh she has eyes everywhere doesn't she? also tell her i said hi

"She's not here today, i was actually hoping to call her to pick me up-, but why is that scary?"

Clarice looks in the verge of tears, she avoids looking at you

You feel a cold tingling sensation on your back

Farrah: Well imagine if you found your boss on the day you are supossed not to see them, when you are not following instructions, if i had been paying attention i might have jumped too ha- ah and Clarice is just easy to scare, don't worry about that

Well, you work in a video rental store, most of the time you are watching movies when there's no one around, your boss doesn't show up often; but that's not important.

Clarice is shivering, she seems to try to look behind her at times; behind her there's only that... elevator.
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No. 1070521 ID: 4700ee
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1070521

---
You think about mom
Dr Barbara Nocla- DNP (Doctor in Nursing Practice)

She is your mom, works in this hospital, but not today
You could call her if you find a phone somewhere; your home's phone number is: -44- 47 21 996
There is a clear resemblance: same fur, eye and hair color, however she is taller, and has longer hair, also she wears glasses- black frame, you've seen them up close and they have a writting with a brand; the glasses you found are defenitely not hers

Mom doesn't tell you much about what happens at work... why would she? unless she wanted to purpossefully upset you
Apparently she's strict regarding food contamination
She is Rosa's friend; and a "head nurse" there's nothing you find- particularly scary or wrong about your mom other than that she smokes like a chimney, she's the kind of person that doesn't get angry, just really dissapointed, atleast with you
Given she's the head nurse it's likely most nurses will atleast know her

You stop thinking about mom.
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No. 1070522 ID: 4700ee
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1070522

"If you see Daley or Rosa could you go and tell Astrid they're ok?"
Farrah: I know Rosa- she works upstairs, i don't know any Astrids or Daleys
"She's the tall gator lady in the dress, at Rosa's reception- who'se lunch you're eating right now- and Daley is the receptionist that works upstairs in the mornings"

Farrah: OH those! thooose girls... right- err
Farrah: They're kinda weird

Pointing out she's eating Astrid's lunch doesn't stop her from eating

Clarice: S-sure then-

You thank the nurses for their time; after all they are on their break, you don't think they exactly want to be talking about work, for the time being they go back to eating, you turn around

This floor seems to have a directory; the floor above only has a sign with the various doctors in the floor, of which you only know Rosa
Floor 7, where you came from appears to be "Outpatient clinics", you know outpatient clinics don't have wards or beds in them; only consulting rooms/equipment; outpatients are just meant to go for a consultation and then go home, like you

This floor appears to be Cardiology- one of the nurses said Basilio was here earlier, messing with a radio somewhere in this floor, the nurses aren't sure where he is right now, or if he is even on this floor; but since you just came from upstairs it's likely he didn't go back up

Behind you are the nurses, they appear to have stopped talking; presumably until you move away, you there's that disgusting slurping sound again

You feel a warm, horrid feeling just being near this sign; there is a dripping noise coming from somewhere near you

Where should we go?
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No. 1070523 ID: 8c0e3f

Follow the signs to A Dark Place. Let's get this show on the road.
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No. 1070524 ID: 8f9bc4

This is the Cardiology floor. The Dark Place floor is below and that's where you came from.

Do you have horns? That shadow has horns. Is it not your shadow?
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No. 1070580 ID: f36708

>>1070522
I mean he's likely still somewhere on this floor right? No reason not to atleast check the radio down the hall. Maybe we could even find a flashlight somehow.
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No. 1070669 ID: e781de
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1070669

This is the cardiology floor, as it reads on the sign- and the Dark Place is somewhere below apparently, you're pretty sure when you came here you moved downstairs: you were on the 7th floor, and now you're on the 6th floor

Horns? no you don't have horns, nor grotesquely long arms
...

That can't be right- that must be the shadow from that gazelle nurse behind you- right?

Looks like you can't decide between: Following the signs to A Dark Place, or exploring this floor, you check your surroundings

The spaces between floors seem to be dark, but for the floor below but it's noticeably darker

Even getting close you cannot seem to see anything other than deep darkness, if we go there you wouldn't even be able to look where you are going to step.

Concerning.
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No. 1070670 ID: e781de
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1070670

On the other hand there's this floor: Cardiology

There are two connected doors that lead further into the hall, a large sign reading CARDIOLOGY and there's-

You're not sure what that... is, there is something in there; it sits in complete stillness ; there's a grotesque pulsing sound coming from it

Unnerving.
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No. 1070677 ID: f36708

>>1070670
Well that... Looks like a figure in a dress holding their hand to their hips. But all fleshy and stuff.
First things first. Mirror it and the cardiology sign if you can. Then move slowly in to examine it.
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No. 1070686 ID: 8f9bc4

It's a heart. Or the heart, rather, since nothing has two hearts. You didn't know the hospital had even one heart though. Hospitals aren't people. Maybe it's some kind of heart machine. Hospitals can have machines.

Hearts are gross, but all they do is pump blood, so if you don't break it open, you should be fine. Anyway the two doors go to the same place. Is the radio there? Try going past the heart.

Don't go into the Dark Place without having a light.
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No. 1070698 ID: e781de
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1070698

That thing- looks like some kind of fleshy humanoid figure; it appears there is a heart in there, as well as some letters in its body
"B" "A" "O" "AB"?

The letters seem to be pulsing as well, you're not sure if that makes a word
Is this the... heart of the hospital? is this the thing where that horrid red stuff you see around is coming from?
The pulses you hear must be the pumping of that creature; the dripping sound must also be coming from there

First you try the mirror on the sign, you turn around and point it to the CARDIOLOGY sign

It only reads CARDIOLOGY backwards, nothing else
You then point it at- the figure, and you see a closeup of whatever that is

Radial:
Ram Sam Sam
Ram Sam Sam
Just try to take us apart~
Ram Sam Sam
Ram Sam Sam
There are 4 chambers to the heart!
"W-what?" that thing just spoke, it doesn't seem to have a visible mouth, yellow pustules form around it as it speaks

Radial:
I can be your guardian angel
I can be your closest friend
Feed me nurses feed me horse
Feed me rabbit feed me coarse

Radial:
Tell them to look at me.
I’ll rid of them, I'll let you be!
-
This... thing is not attacking you; it wants you to make the nurses turn towards it
You feel there is something wrong about this, however it claims it can be your "Guardian angel"
That doesn't look like an angel at all.

Seeing its reflection, you see something bleeding into the lower case of the mirror; it looks like a heart-
Hearts are gross.

Still that figure is not- blocking the entrance; nothing stops you from going past it, the doors are next to each other, right or left; they look like they go to the same place

1) Enter one of the doors? pick between Right or Left
2) "Feed" the nurses to Radial? apparently you can do this if you make them turn towards it, you're not sure what feeding entails
3) Try something else?

In your inventory you have: A pack of cigarettes, a compact mirror with a- "heart", "camera film" and broken glasses: no lenses
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No. 1070703 ID: 8f9bc4

B A O and AB are different types of blood. They don't matter.

> is this the thing where that horrid red stuff you see around is coming from?

It wants the horse though, and both horses you have seen are already red. Perhaps this thing is where all the red is going, not where it's coming from. If it is a heart, then blood will be coming and going.

Anyway, you don't have the horse to feed it. She in the waiting room upstairs, and you don't know where her son is currently. You could feed it the rabbit nurse, but do you want that thing to be your closest friend? It is definitely very, very red.

What will it do if you leave it alone? You need to get past it at any rate.

> right or left

The left chambers of the heart are where the blood comes full of oxygen from the lungs, then goes to the rest of the body. The right chambers are where the empty blood comes from the rest of the body, and goes into the lungs. So if you are in the rest of the hospital, you probably need to go into the right door, and come out from the left.
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No. 1070710 ID: a80609

Ward off the creature by holding up the pack of smokes like a crucifix. Smoking is really bad for your heart so it should be afraid.
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No. 1070711 ID: a80609

I also agree with taking the right hand door.
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No. 1070738 ID: f36708

>>1070698
Suppose this is the "it" that Astrid was reminding herself to not look at huh?
I mean it hasn't really given us any reason as to why we would care about it being our "guardian angel" now has it?
"Just try to take us apart~" Is this thing taunting us?
Honestly wish we had something to light the cigarettes with. Bet those'd deal with it right quick.

Atleast make an attempt to move past if only to see how it reacts.
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No. 1070989 ID: 15a025

I almost wonder what would happen if it looked directly at it's own reflection.

Try to walk past it and go through the right door.
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No. 1071244 ID: e781de
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1071244

How very clever,
Hearts do not produce blood , they pump it through the body, but ultimately blood comes from the marrow
Assuming... this thing is a heart; it looks like a heart. It claims to be something else.
---

"It" made you an offer, but you don't seem to want to take it; you don't want to be near this thing; nor follow you around.
Could this be the "it" that Astrid was reminding herself not to look?
You can look at it; its presence unnerves you; but other than that, you don't feel any sort of danger just from gazing at it
You wonder what would happen if "it" looked directly at its own reflection
Pulling the mirror closer that thing doesn't seem to notice it

It dawns on you; this thing doesn't have any eyes ; how does it even know you are here? it has some sort of orifice; but it must be the mouth; when you move it doesn't seem to follow your gaze
The still figure looks fleshy, malformed, somewhat malnourished.
Perhaps this thing is.. incomplete in some manner; or starving.

Presenting the cigarettes, in the shape of a cross doesn't seem to make it move either
The "angel" is unmoving; as you move close it doesn't seem to impede your progress, still you keep a distance from it for safety
You can hear it, the beating, the dripping sounds; it knows you are here, but it doesn't seem to have any sort of manner to reach you

A part of you wants to hurt it, however you have nothing in your person that makes it have a reaction, you wish you had something to harm it...

Eventually you make it to the right door; why the right? well.

You seem to remember your biology classes very well; the right ventricle connects directly with the lungs
-Right? Why does it matter the doors are next to each other; does it really matter?

You feel a cold tingling sensation down your spine

Creeeeak

This door is kind of heavy; it takes both hands to push it open; but it budges, you make it inside

The first thing you notice is the cold, an eroding, humid cold reminiscent of winter sea breeze

The floor seems to be... metallic; it's dark in here but not as dark as the darkness coming from downstairs; we should check somewhere else for a source of light-

CLICK

What? the door closed behind you, you try to pull it open again, it's not budging

Without the light of the hallway this place is even darker, you can't see anything, you continue pulling, trying to find the handle; there is no handle, just a metallic wheel

You hear steps coming closer, you stop pulling the door

There is... someone in there
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No. 1071245 ID: e781de
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1071245

flick.. flick a metallic sound comes from the figure

The steps become closer, your back to the wall, you can't run anywhere else, the halls are narrow, you feel your heart racing as your face grows pale

flick

A light... the flicking was coming from a lighter, you feel too tense to even scream

There is a man in a- sailor outfit standing before you, there's an “SC” embroidered to it, he looks at you

SC: Do you want to get us all killed?

"What? i just-"

SC: Shhhh-

SC points behind you and into the door you came from and hands you the lighter; placing it on your palm, you hold onto it, he goes to check the door: it looks like a water-tight door; with a valve and a foggy glass; you can't see beyond the glass

The "window" is pretty far up; SC places an ear to the door and seems to try to listen for something

Silence.

...

SC: Safe, we got lucky; next time. maybe not so lucky, yes

SC snatches the lighter from your hands back and sits on the edge of the door; his legs are shaking, likely from the cold of this place, you find yourself rubbing your arms, you are glad you brought a sweater today

"Do- you work here? i was just looking for someone- have you seen a"

SC: Lady i haven't seen anyone in days , the radio is busted; i could fix it but i can't see a damn thing in there, i don't really want to risk pulling something and making a loud sound

"Days? risk? what are you talking about?"

SC: The sound , the sound lady; it draws them.

SC: We are safe just talking, but the sounds of objects draws them to you .

SC points at one of the doors

SC: You see those doors right? they have a closing mechanism , no matter how slowly you open them, they will eventually close by themselves, and when they do they make a noise, i tried putting something to keep them open, but things either crack or slip, and you get a sudden noise.

...
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No. 1071247 ID: e781de
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1071247

"i- don't understand, draws who? Where are we?"

SC: We are in a deck that spans for roughly 3.92 kilometers, mostly watertight doors, hallways, empty cabins and various utility rooms.

I don't remember how i got here, but when i remember it being well lit, i found a radio and tried radioing for help; at first someone told me they were coming, gave the coordinates, tried everything on the manual-

Eventually they stopped responding.

That's when it started, the dripping.

I turned off the lights to save power, the dwindling meter was eating at me, i have come to regret it greatly, in the end it allowed roughly an extra day of heating

I started hearing noises, scurrying, gurgling, rattling... i though they were rats, i made sure to close every container tight

Until i saw one of them, i was just returning to my cabin after trying to fix the radio and i saw a figure standing in complete stillness, it looked like a rabbit, i used my flashlight but it didn't seem to notice.

I stepped closer and so did it.

SC:
And then again; i saw... i saw it's face, i knew there was something wrong with that person, it lurged at me, spilling it's guts out, I threw my flashlight at it and managed to stick a mop at the door valve to impede it’s path; then i rushed to my cabin and passed out
When i woke up i realized i would eventually need to find food, water; i moved slow, made it to the kitchen
The door i had blocked, was torn open.
Now i move from deck to deck; trying to open as little doors as possible, there are crawlspaces for that, whenever i hear that gurgling i know one is close
So far I have noticed there are at the very least 2 different ones: one of them has [b] grotesquely long ears, green eyes; the other has horns covered in red veins, yellow eyes.

I'm sure there's more than one; food is growing scarce, i don't plan to look for food for you; you can have my scraps after i eat

---
"... do you mean the nurses? i saw one of them just back then, also are we not in St Ives Hospital?"

SC laughs, refusing to look at you

SC: Nurses, hadn't thought of that, sure call them that, i don't care.
SC: I think you are confused; you don’t even know where you are right? Why don’t you take a look outside? Actually, scratch that you’d probably fall, or even worse, let in more cold.
SC: You got one thing right, this is a hospital, i think, there's plenty of hospital equipment.


SC: I think there is someone else in here; there's been a lot of noise coming from above, the sounds of hooves against the floor , you don't have those so i can discard you

You turn to look at the door where you came from

SC: Actually... now that you are here, i have an idea; you could hold my lighter while i fix the radio, you could even help me find some tools hmm.

SC seems to be thinking of something

SC: You don't mind crawlspaces, right? you're pretty light frame i bet you could fit into any crawlspace in here; even the one leading to the workshop

Crawlspaces... no you don't- you don't want to enter a crawlspace, let alone in this place
...

SC: Come on talk to me lady, i'll keep an ear out, but we need to keep moving or we'll sink, we can think of options.

SC is moving further down the halls, as he moves away you feel colder, that lighter must have been keeping you warm, on each door SC passes by, he stops to place an ear to it; before moving forward, he only seems to do it on the doors to the left , after checking each door he mutters “safe” before moving to the next, you still stand at the door you entered from; you can hear the sound of metal under pressure and rushing liquids to your sides.

You're not sure what's worse, the cold, the confusion or the fear.
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No. 1071260 ID: 435f13

Light up a cigarette. If you're inside a monster's lungs you'll hurt it. If you're inside a hospital and just hallucinating maybe the smell of smoke will attract help.
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No. 1071261 ID: 435f13

Don't smoke it though just wave it around.
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No. 1071262 ID: 435f13

Also try to go back the way you came
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No. 1071263 ID: f36708

I literally just came from the seventh floor of a hospital building. Where'd you come from and how did you get here?

Hooves? I think that might be Malcolm or his blind mother.

Also do you smoke? (while offering a cigarette).
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No. 1071264 ID: f36708

Also yes hold the lighter. We need some form of light and this is probably as good as it'll get now. Examine it a bit too.
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No. 1071266 ID: 435f13

I think I'm figuring out how this place works.

You are an empath. You see the world how the people around you experience it. When you're alone with someone it's stronger. Notice how the world is most "normal" when there's more than one person (because there's consensus).

Things like glasses and mirrors show the world how their owners perceive things (or in the case of the mirror, perhaps the opposite?).

Writing in the environment reflects the gestalt emotions of the hospital at large.

Your companion is probably feeling pretty severe anxiety related to his heart condition so the world around him is very dark and scary.

Offering him a smoke will probably calm him down momentarily, but smoking is probably what got him in here (he definitely smokes, hence the lighter).

If you can calm him down things will probably brighten up a bit.
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No. 1071278 ID: 8f9bc4

You did take a look outside and you didn't fall. Why would you fall? There was a railing. There was a pretty sunset too.

It sounds like the people he was with started getting strange too. Tell him the nurses seemed safe. The one wanted to get less pointy horns and they were eating mushroom soup not people, but their boss is very strict, and might be dangerous. Don't tell him it was your mom, because your mom is not here; she's waiting for you to call her at home, so what the nurses saw must have been something else.

You need to enter a crawlspace, just to enter it. Then you climb out of it again, and enter it again. That's how to stop being afraid of crawlspaces, to test them for safety.

For now just hold his lighter for him. If he called for help with the radio, maybe you can call your mom to come pick you up.
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No. 1071495 ID: 15a025

Light up a cigarette for a small bit of extra light. Introduce yourself to SC.
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No. 1073883 ID: a09d40
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1073883

>yes hold the lighter
>for now hold the lighter

SC hands you back the lighter, he keeps pressing his face to one of the doors
You obtained: Lighter

>Examine it too
What a weird lighter, it's rather heavy and elongated; it's metallic but painted over in blue paint, you've never seen this brand before
There is something engraved on the bottom
"N 5 N?" "N S N?" "Z ∽ Z?" there is no other visible branding, it's a bit rusty, the flame is kinda small but the lighter seems functional
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No. 1073884 ID: a09d40
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1073884

>Also try to go back the way you came

You turn around, SC doesn’t even seem to notice, he keeps pressing his face to doors and walking hugging the walls, muttering “safe” or “yes” before moving on
You reach the door you came from
...
Why is it like that? It has a handle but also some sort of wheel/valve, the valve doesn’t move left or right at all
You push the door, while holding to the handle, almost instinctively
It doesn’t budge at all- you try pulling
It feels so heavy- it opens a little before it comes back
It’s definitely not locked, but no matter how much you pull you can’t get it to open any more, you can’t even fit your fingers inside

There’s a window in there, it’s so dark, no matter from what angle you look at it, it stays like that, you try defogging it with your sleeve, it feels cold to the touch

>light up a cigarette
>don't smoke it
>light up a cigarette for more light

You light up a cigarrete it’s taking longer than expected to get lit, you blow on it until finally it’s lit, you raise it and wave it around
There it is!, the door closer SC mentioned, you couldn't see it in the dark
There is... something wrapped around the clamps of the closer, that must be what’s blocking the door, you can barely reach it if you tiptoe, it’s too strong to rip it off with your claws, that’s not rope
What the hell kind of knot is that? You try the usual: finding one of the ends, one of them seems to be metallic, the knot goes around and ends again inserted in the metallic part
Weird...
That shouldn't have been there before, when you came in the door was heavy, how did you open it then?
There is a silence, you are standing in the darkness, as soon as you lit it up it has been strangely quiet, does it mean it’s working?
On the ceiling there are strange blue pipes; you can’t reach them

An idea, you take out an unlit cigarette and stick it in the small opening; that way you can identify the door should you come back here, you still have a burning cigarette in your hand, from time to time you feed the flame with the lighter effectively producing a stronger light and some warmth, however its now up to the filter, maybe you exposed it to too much flame... you discard it before it reaches your hand

Where did SC go? You can’t hear him muttering anymore, you can’t hear anything
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No. 1073885 ID: a09d40
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1073885

>follow SC
>introduce yourself to SC

You can’t see where he went, but he was moving hugging the left wall, there are so many doors- they all look the same, good thing you marked your door
You move slowly with a hand to the left wall, after a while walking you see him kneeling over a door, looking at you
SC: There you are, i though you had died lassie.

SC smiles: I’m joking- i could see you all the way there, you noticed the doors are trapped right? also keep your distance
“...trapped?”
SC: don’t lose the doors, it’s a long way to go all the way around, some lead to empty halls, with no point of egress, that’s a trap if I’ve seen one
“Err, i’m Erin what is your name?”
SC stops moving, not looking at you, it takes long enough you feel like asking again
Enesen: Enesen
“Enesen can you open a door for me?”
Enesen: Opening doors is dangerous, which door?
You point to the door you came from “The one back there, it’s the ex-”
Enesen interrupts: Erin do you have any food?
“no”
Enesen: We need to find food first
He continues moving

> I literally just came from the seventh floor of a hospital building. Where'd you come from and how did you get here?
Enesen: You see, I was on a boat.
You wait, expecting him to elaborate, but after a while he continues moving hugging the wall
What-

“...and what happened then?”

Enesen: Well I was just finishing fixing up a fuel pump and then someone hit me in the back of the head, I couldn’t see who was it
I was in a bed, my bed, I kept losing slipping in and out from consciousness, my head and chest were killing me from the pain, I have stitches on the back of my head
Then- at a moment I was able to stand up, no one was coming for me, but as soon as I went out of the door I got hit again and passed out
Woke up in this weird place, like I said it used to be well lit, it’s like a maze of doors and hallways, there’s a kitchen there’s room with various equipment-
There was someone here, someone horrible who kept trying to mess with my face and eyes, i couldn't see the face it was like looking up and only seeing a neck no matter how much you looked up; those monsters out there, i think they were sent by that person

Enesen appears to be extremely distressed by the idea of having his eyes "messed with" or touched

>Tell him the nurses seemed safe
Enesen: Nurses... why do you call them that?
“...I was just talking with them-”
Enesen: I think you’re mistaking them lassie, i don't think they can even speak, they just make a weird noise
Are you sure you didn’t fall to get here? I haven’t seen any stairs
“i didn’t fall from anywhere- err what happened to the lights, didn’t you said you turned them off?”

Enesen: Right we had this counter, that kept going down each day; I already was worrying about the food, that can’t be good, I can’t find what it’s connected to
This is not a ship, atleast not my ship, I recognize the movements, there is no air current in this place, the outside looks all messed up im not going there again
I'm not sure what we’re running out of other than food but running out of anything isn’t a good idea

There was a lass on the radio who has been helping me and telling me how to survive in this place, she said she was going to pick me up but I think something went wrong
She told me about the breaker; I simply pulled it down, and the lights have been out since
I think... it was a bad idea, why would she tell me that?
I can’t find the breaker again, have you seen a breaker?
“I haven’t seen any breakers”
Enesen continues moving


Enesen shivers at random times

“Where are we going?”

Enesen: Forward you will help me with the radio right?
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No. 1073886 ID: a09d40
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1073886

> If he called for help with the radio, maybe you can call your mom to come pick you up.

The nurses and Astrid said there was a radio in this floor
But that’s right he said he was calling for help!, you can’t communicate or have a conversation on a radio unless it’s both a receiver and a transmitter

It’s strange you’d find something like that in here, but that sounds important, you would very much want to call mom
Enesen reaches a door, he looks at it for a moment
Enesen: Ninety-four it’s this one
He pulls the door open and waits for you to enter, you use the lighter to look forward


This looks like a cafeteria, a rundown cafeteria
“Alright where is the radio?”
Enesen: No no that isn’t here
-
Enesen: I’m starving I'm getting some food first, so your food would be second priority
“I'm not hungry-”

The door closes behind him as he enters
-This place is a mess, there are spoons and forks littering the floor, no knives in sight

-There is a bar with food in there! … well nevermind there’s only herbivore food in there, an assortment of grasses, hay, , and some empty trays
Grass is a good source of fiber you have heard, but a carnivore can’t get energy from that, same goes for hay- atleast as far as you have read, you have never tried it

-There are tables, chairs none of them are bolted to the ground

-A strange hole in the wall behind the “salad” bar you figure you could fit in there just barely
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No. 1073887 ID: a09d40
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1073887

-There is a sink with a running faucet, that liquid whatever that is looks disgusting, more sludge

-Various cups in that cupboard, no plates in sight, there is also a bottle of “LYE” below the sink

-A microwave... it’s disconnected, the stickers on the buttons are all peeled off, there is nothing inside the microwave but the tray, above the microwave is a bottle of instant coffee

-Enesen is searching the trash, sticking his hands and moving it around

“I think there should be some dehydrated eggs around here, hmm no, no”
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No. 1073888 ID: a09d40
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1073888

>Do you smoke?

>Offer him a smoke
The other cigarette you used for light got all used up, you take another one and light it up
Enesen: Where’d you get that? Doesn't matter why yes, I could use one actually

He picks up the cigarette and takes it to his mouth, taking a puff, the light clears up his face a little, and the area behind him
You can now see there is- something written behind him


Enesen: That’s better- what's the matter lassie why the long face?
You don’t comment
Enesen: No food in here but this will do, let me finish this and we’ll get to the workshop in no time

Enesen is now in the corner smoking that cigarette, he’s distracted

What should we do?
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No. 1073893 ID: 6f5924

So Enesen probably got injured on a ship and then taken to the hospital while unconscious. The "long neck" monster he's describing is probably the giraffe nurse.

Enesen's name sounds like "Ensign," a Naval officer rank. However, he's wearing Crackerjacks like an enlisted sailor.

The blue pipes on the ceiling are evocative of veins. Veins carry deoxygenated blood back to the lungs to receive oxygen. If you follow them they'll probably take you somewhere important.

Ensen's head seems pretty fucked up so the empathetic world you're stuck in is also really fucked up.

First order of business while he's distracted: get that knife. You'll need it to defend yourself if he becomes violent.

If you can you might be able to use the knife to cut the knot keeping you trapped here.

Try to find anything that will help you make noise or signal the outside.
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No. 1074060 ID: f36708

>>1073893
How about we don't antagonize the paranoid cat man. If we went for the knife that he hid he'd assume we meant to harm him. Take a fork. Less suspicious that way
>>1073888
"So you were a sailor before you got here? What was that like?"
Let's check out the hole with the lighter before we decide on anything involving it.
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No. 1074296 ID: 15a025

Taking the knife is probably going to freak him out even more. He might even question how we knew it was there to begin with.

Use the light and check out the little hole.
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No. 1074298 ID: 435f13

Take the knife when he's not looking obvs.
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No. 1074313 ID: f36708

>>1074298
I doubt the dudes going to take his eyes off of the only person here. He seems too paranoid for that.
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No. 1074316 ID: 435f13

Well if you do find yourself unsupervised, get the knife.
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No. 1075014 ID: 9fbc97
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1075014

You decide to not reach below the table

You think of reaching for a fork at the floor, there are none immediately close to you, only spoons of which you don’t believe could be any use, where are the forks? You saw some when you entered

>Enesen's name sounds like "Ensign," a Naval officer rank. However, he's wearing Crackerjacks like an enlisted sailor.
>"So you were a sailor before you got here? What was that like?"

“So you’re a sailor? How is that like, are you enlisted?

Enesen: Enlisted in the Naval Secretariat yes, as a coast guard.
I'm what's called a "salty", that's coast guards assigned to boats, that live in-quarters, most of the day, we just read, wash dishes or play cards, if anything needs fixing im the one called, I don’t have a technical degree but ive learned from just reading manuals
Coast guards are to respond to missing persons, humanitarian aid after flood seasons, drug busts, setting up buoys, emergencies in the open sea or emergencies in other vessels, however the vessel im in is mostly used for patrolling areas prone to illegal fishing of shrimp during breeding season and protection of endangered Totoaba

"Es.. Cee" Sclalan Coast-guard? is that your tag means then?

Enesen: The what now lassie?

"The "S.C" in your uniform" you point to it, he looks down, and then back at you, he seems confused

Enesen: What the hell?

SC pinches his fingers and begins scratching that embroidered patch, it comes off relatively easy thanks to the claws

Enesen: That isn't mine, we can't put anything in our uniforms, gross- this thing is sticky

SC crumples that patch and places it on his pocket

Enesen: "Where did it come from?"

"You had it since i first saw you, i though you knew"



Enesen doesn't respond, he seems shocked then again he always looks that way
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No. 1075015 ID: 9fbc97
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1075015

>Use light to check the hole

This hole is rectangular, the shape looks rather well done, it must be part of the room, some sort of vent or drain, it has a weird positioning, you have to move aside various utensils, again no knives, in order to kneel and take a look down, you pocket one of the utensils a fork

Enesen: “I don’t think you can stomach grass like that lassie, believe me I’ve tried”

Dammit, he noticed: but at least he took it lightly, you think

You reach down and peek inside, using the lighter you see a narrow passage, there is a small uphill section followed by a straight path, at least as far as you can see, there is a rather thin blue... cable? No wait it’s not connected to anything on this side, up close this looks more like a hose

>The blue pipes on the ceiling are evocative of veins. Veins carry deoxygenated blood back to the lungs to receive oxygen. If you follow them they'll probably take you somewhere important.

There’s, blue pipes on the ceiling but also on the floor here... the one in the floor seems very small, you can’t see what’s at the end of wherever this leads

...
Enesen: Mhm that's the workshop, i can't fit through there

"How do you know it's a workshop?"

Enesen: I used to have a flashlight, could see cables, the bottom of boxes, alligator clamps, either a workshop or an utility room I'd guess

Enesen: The radio is broken; the wires have been cut; if you do find something in there bring it over here, won’t you? I'll watch your back from this side

Should you go in there? at the very least it should lead to whatever these veins are connected to, Enesen is physically incapable of entering there

And if you do, what is the best possible way to not be overcome by claustrophobia? maybe you can think of a way to advance while keeping the fear at minimum
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No. 1075027 ID: db0882

Definitely crawl in there.

Maybe crawl briefly in and out once to prove to yourself you won't get stuck. Then you won't be afraid of getting stuck later.

Alternatively, you could go in feet first so that you're always looking out of the hole and don't feel as confined
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No. 1075202 ID: f36708

A weird thing to be disturbed over but knowing this place there's probably a decent reason for his shock.

Go in. But keep extra in mind what he said about watching your back. If you feel the need to get out you can always yell and he'd probably pull you back. There IS an escape IF you want it.
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No. 1075230 ID: 8f9bc4

It might help to close your eyes. Feeling your way through a tunnel will make you more aware of its size, and reassure you of just where the tunnel walls are.
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No. 1075239 ID: 15a025

I like the idea of crawling in and then back out. Get comfortable with the feeling of the tunnel, knowing you can easily back out any time if you need to. Once you feel safe, press on forward!
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No. 1075609 ID: 9fbc97
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1075609

>Crawl in briefly in and out to prove you won't get stuck
>Feel the way through

You crawl, the only way you can fit in there is by both extending your arms and laying down on the floor: at all times your arms, back, abdomen are touching both sides of the walls, ceiling and floor respectively, you can’t even bend your shoulders lightly
Despite this you are able to move: you can’t lift your legs at all but you can push yourself further in, the metal feels cold to the touch, but luckily the only exposed part touching it is your tail and hands whenever you hold onto the walls
You confirmed, you can fit fully inside, but just barely, you move out

>You can always yell and he'd probably pull you back:
>Go feet in first, so that you are always looking out of the hole and don't feel so confined

Enesen might be able to pull you back but he can't go inside, at most he could reach his arm length, hmmm...
You decide to go feet in first: not only are you familiar with the environment you see as you move backwards, but coupled with the previous idea: you can use the hose as a lifeline!

You explain this plan to Enesen

Enesen: Alright lassie, I'm not sure how far of a crawl it is, but if I got to see the other end with a flashlight it can’t be too far
You grab onto the "hose", Enesen grabs the other end

Enesen: Got it, so if you get stuck and you need me to pull you back in, hold onto that and pull twice and ill reel you back slowly
Enesen: And if something goes wrong, and you need me to pull you in as hard as i can just pull thrice or more times, right?

You nod and start crawling in again, this time feet first

Enesen: What we need is something to fix the wires, something conductive, guess we could always peel up the microwave cable but we don’t have anything for that-
...

>Get comfortable with the feeling of the tunnel

You feel this tunnel, the floor, the walls pressing around you, and now also the "hose"
Now you lay down and crawl backwards, the sight of an ominous darkness is replaced by the sight of the cafeteria floor which you recognize, and of Enesen holding onto the rope
You move backward, rather squeeze backward, you can't lift your legs, you feel the "uphill" part, this is tiring, really tiring

You can no longer see Enesen, or the cafeteria, this is definitely longer than you though, you stop to rest for a moment before continuing
And on the next push you feel the wall pressing against your back, you hold onto the floor and try pushing yourself, you feel like using the “hose”

But you can feel it: your legs are now free, with one last push more and more of yourself is free, the moment your head is out you breath in, and sit down

You made it through, without fears becoming overwhelming, or getting stuck, you feel accomplished
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No. 1075610 ID: 9fbc97
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1075610

Now to this room, there is no air current here either, Enesen was right, there's alot of random cables in here, upon closer examination they seem to be extension cords

One in particular is obscenely large, and all tangled up; why would anyone need something like this in here? And how do you allow it to tangle like that?
But you don’t need it, let alone you doubt you could pass that through the vent, atleast this tangled up, you check the other boxes in here, there’s so many of them

Hmm, more extension cords, more tangled cables...
You start finding boxes with toiletries: toothbrushes, toothpaste
Some have tampons, others have toilet paper, single-use shampoo bags


This is definitely not a “workshop” it’s a storeroom of sorts
Rummaging through one of the cable boxes you find something

A roll of electrical tape! This should be enough, you’ve handled this enough in your job to differentiate it from duct tape, duct tape isn’t a good conductor- but this is!

You obtained: Electrical Tape
You close the box you found it in, you find a nearby box of “gauze” it’s empty, not only that it’s been torn open
One of the boxes has a note labelled “femhyg 150” there’s just more menstrual hygiene products

But beside that note, there’s a note with a crude drawing, followed by more boxes with writing, there’s nothing inside these boxes but assorted toiletries

You have what you came for, you can go in again, you feel like you could crawl facing forward this time: you’ve went through this entire thing, as narrow as it is the hardest parts are near the end.
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No. 1075611 ID: 9fbc97
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1075611

Huh?
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No. 1075612 ID: 9fbc97
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1075612

...
Something fell over on the far corner of the room
It looks like there’s just more boxes and shelves in there-

But this makes you notice, the “hose” you are holding to, is coming from that part of the room, why was it going through the vent?

This room is odd.. Unless you are missing something, either this room has no door or it’s somewhere on the far end
But the way it’s positioned, then it wouldn’t lead to the hall if that’s the case...

Pick up something besides the tape? Things in here don’t seem to have much use, though, and:

A) Go back to Enesen, with the tape
B) Go towards the source of the noise
C) Try to find and use the exit of this room
D) Try something else

Inventory:
Fork, Mirror, Electrical Tape, Carton of Cigarettes, Broken Glasses, Film

On hands: “Hose”, Lighter
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No. 1075624 ID: 435f13

Investigate the noise. Maybe it was just a mouse. Finding out the noise came from something not scary will help you to feel more confident.

Also, try to use the exit to this room. Maybe getting some distance from Ensign will clear the environment you're in to something less scary.

Also why is "hose" in quotes? Is it a hose or not?
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No. 1075625 ID: f36708

>>1075612
It's not a hose. It's another extension Cord. Just blue. There's even some above the shelving. This ones probably just obscenely long too.
I'd say A. Enesen hasn't REALLY given us any reason to distrust him outside of being a bit paranoid.
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No. 1075628 ID: 8f9bc4

Can you go back to Enesen? I thought he was through the vent. Why isn't the "hose" going through the vent? Do you follow the vent back to Enesen, or do you follow the "hose?"
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No. 1075828 ID: 15a025

Investigate the noise.
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No. 1076937 ID: 7f90d5
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>Also why is "hose" in quotes? Is it a hose or not?

Is it a hose? you ask yourself, hoses you're familiar with are certainly thicker, if this is a cable then it was missing the connector part back at the start, you've also come to mention this is reminiscent of arteries, is it an artery?

Enesen called this place a "workshop" why? you can figure a possible answer can be that the little he saw through the vent was cables, and he figured it must have been a workshop

You however, who is inside this place figure it's closer to what seems to be a storage, there's just assorted items like toiletries and hygiene products in bulk, and of course boxes and cables

You’re not sure what other descriptors you could give to this thing that you are holding, it’s flexible, rubbery, blue, characteristics that can be found on a hose, a cable, an artery, among other things

>Can you go back to Enesen? I thought he was through the vent. Why isn't the "hose" going through the vent? Do you follow the vent back to Enesen, or do you follow the "hose?"

Certainly you can right?, you remember moving like this:

First there were 2 doors leading to "CARDIOLOGY", and you entered the door on the right, leading into a dark hallway, you followed Enesen through a door he called "Ninety-Four", this is a large hospital, but you find hard to believe it having at the very least 94 different rooms in a single floor, then again it looks like he has been going around this place for a while.

The room lead to the cafeteria, where you found a vent, crawling through it you reached this place, meaning it connects the cafeteria, where Enesen is and this- storage

You first found this hose on the cafeteria floor, one of the ends is still there, and the other should be somewhere in here

So yes, the hose is still going through the vent, but also the rest of it leads deeper into this room; it's rather large for whatever this is

>Investigate the noise
>Also, try to use the exit to this room

You move towards where the noise came from, it's still dark in here, you move carefully as to not step or trip on anything on the floor and you find something: an empty bottle of
...

"Hoof Putty"
What the hell is hoof putty? You find the name oddly funny for some reason, the bottle is empty but smells a bit like mint
There's a knocked over, metallic shelf and there's a door!
Hmmm-
That should have made a loud noise when it fell, so it probably was like that before you got in here, and it's blocking the door
You figure: the shelf probably fell at some point, blocking the entrance, and this bottle of
"Hoof Putty" here probably fell over from some box or this shelf, and was the source of the noise, despite the weird writing you find it came from a reasonable place, you feel calm

You think you can move this shelf: it will take some time and physical effort, but you can pull it enough to open the door behind, perhaps this door leads back to the hallways
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No. 1076938 ID: 7f90d5
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1076938

What else is in here?

More boxes of toiletries, nothing you hadn't seen before, toothbrushes, toothpaste, sanitary products, hmm no wet wipes

There's a large box in here, the other end, aww- there's some dolls in here, of various species: Fennec, Cat, Giraffe, Horse, Alligator-

And that one kinda looks like Rosa, it even has a coat

This... seems too strange, that looks like Malcolm's neck brace, that's way too specific for a doll, or are you looking too much into it? and that one on the left looks like

You...?- no no that can't be right, maybe it's not you, it might as well be your mom; yet it doesn't have a bun, the clothes and accessories seem on point, save for the Cat, the cat is wearing a long, white patient’s gown

The box is labelled "Belongings: Rina Birdwright"

You come closer, there doesn't seem to be anything strange about them, they're just dolls, the rest of this box only has shredded papers and tangled up cables

Well... you could try to untangle that obscenely large mass to find out what it's connected to, you're not sure if this would lead to any finding, you've digged through the box and there's nothing but cables, dolls and shredded paper, you follow the end and see the other end is connected to-

Itself? You follow through it again, it’s hard to see in the dark, but it seems at a point it enters some sort of loop wherein you can’t follow back into the end you’re holding

Maybe it’s the darkness playing tricks, with the mass you continue exploring the room
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No. 1076939 ID: 7f90d5
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1076939

There's a table in here, and a note:

"The house of love"

In this room and in these chambers
I have gathered all my friends
Some may deeply hate each other
Some are better kept away

The rooms are all connected
From the ceiling to the floor
Notice which are disconnected
Foes and friends don't get along

Someone awful in the middle
None of them have come to hate
Keep them locked to solve this riddle
And above i lie in wait
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No. 1076940 ID: 7f90d5
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1076940

There's some sort of map taped to this table, it shows the layout of what seems to be a building with 4 rooms that connect through hallways
And one room in the middle, disconnected from the rest of it

-
What... this is a piece of paper taped onto a table, there's nothing below this table, there's nothing seemingly wrong with these dolls other than what they look like

You don't see how placing these in a certain position on this map would change anything in this room or give you any amount of information- you could even escape through the door by moving the shelf, or go back into the vent to the cafeteria with Enesen

You assign numbers to these rooms, and the room in the center

You could still try to place these dolls in these rooms

Try a combination? Which?

You could also try going out the door in this room, aside from the shelf nothing is stopping you, other than it will take some time to move, and will probably be tiring
You can still go back to Enesen by going through the vent
Or you can try something else
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No. 1076958 ID: 8f9bc4

It would be inaccurate to say you hated Basilio, but he certainly was an unpleasant fellow, very rude. So "you" and "malcom" should probably not be placed on adajcent rooms in the map.

Astrid and Daley do not get along, since Astrid does not trust Daley, nor appreciate her messes. Does that count as "hatred?" Best to keep the alligator and the giraffe separate too.

There is the Horse, and "Malcom" which must be him and his mother, who do not hate each other, so those dolls can be adjacent. Similarly Daley cared about Rosa being hurt, so the Giraffe and "Rosa" can be adjacent. "You" can probably be adjacent to any, except perhaps Basilio, and you also shouldn't be adjacent to a Rabbit doll since Clarice is scared of you because she's scared of your mother. There is no Rabbit doll, so it's only "Basilio" your doll must be kept away from.

Who is the Fennec? You haven't met a Fennec yet, have you? Perhaps they're the awful one who none of you have yet come to "hate."
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No. 1076960 ID: 7f90d5

>>1076958
You agree that Basilio/Malcolm is certainly very unpleasant to be around, you've wouldn't want that jerk to be anywhere close to you, maybe you don't hate him, that's your choice, but he also seems to have a poor opinion on you, and he seems to be a complete jerk to the nurses back there

Hmm true Astrid has really strong opinions on Daley, she claims she keeps messing with her belongings, and that "you can trust her as far as you can throw her" also Daley refuses to give her the password or teach her how to use the work computer, it clearly doesn't belong to her,
You're unsure if this is just one party acting up: you haven't heard Daley's side of the story yet but certainly they don't get along at all

As for a Fennec, well Rosa is a Fox, you didn't see her for a long time but, she does look like a fennec fox, it also has black hair and ear fluff and a labcoat; and yes it seems Daley cares for Rosa as she personally went out to look for her

No there doesn't seem to be a rabit doll you're right, but if there was you'd certainly kept it away from Malcolm, there is only one horse in here and it has a neck brace

So what you have seems to be:

Alligator: Astrid
Giraffe: Daley
Horse with Neck Brace: Malcolm
Fennec Fox, Grey eyes: Rosa
Cat: You, or your mom
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No. 1076964 ID: 8f9bc4

>>1076960

Oh I thought the Fennec and "Rosa" were separate puppets. And um, the Horse and "Malcom". Thanks.
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No. 1076979 ID: 8f9bc4

Try in order of the numbers in the 4 corners "Malcom," Giraffe, "Rosa," and Alligator, with "You" in the middle.
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No. 1076981 ID: 8f9bc4

>>1076979
Alternatively, swap "Rosa" and "You." If that doesn't work, I don't know.
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No. 1078243 ID: 435f13

Take the Hoof Putty and add it to your inventory. Then try moving the metal shelf and going through the door.
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No. 1080322 ID: deecc8

1Rosa 2Daley 3Astrid 4Malcolm, Cat in the middle. Are you sure you don't have antlers, maybe check in the mirror.
Looking back there sure has been a lot of people going missing, silent etc. wonder if they are still alive.
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