Hmm. Well, remember if you're going to ask someone why they're here, you have to be prepared to talk about why you're here.

If you're feeling up to it, maybe go talk to them!

How would they work? (can only get a house by working for cash) Can they hold things normally if they try? ((I don't really get how a semi-permeable creature can function in a capitalist economy.))

>>486167
>>486176
>>486188
I encourage you to talk with other people here! You don't only lack in your body-health with an eating-disorder... you need some positiv "normal" (in a social sense) social contacts...

Of course not now. The doctor should soon arrive... also, don't ask him about patients. ask them when it's time. Be prepared to talk about yourself and find strength in other's encouragement and your own gratitude...

Suggestion 2013/01/18(Fri)15:54 No. 486205 ID: 389f2b
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I'll talk to them if I see them inside-I don't really feel like I have the right to tromp around wherever I please, including out there...I'll ask the floor leader when he comes.

And I certainly won't ask her! ...Him? I-I can't really tell, to be honest...But, it just seems like it's, uh, their business and not mine. I think there's like, a group talk, right? Maybe the slime will show up there.

And...I dunno, really. Depending if they have enough slime-and if they've got enough water to be that flexible-they can take a form like a persons. And...I dunno, they can pick things up and all, but they're still really squishy and, well, slimey. I dunno how they function.

When I glance back out the window, the slime is crawling away from the tree at an alarmingly fast rate for having no legs.

Meh, they probably think people move around alarmingly fast for things balanced on twiggly stilts.

Is it chasing or running away from something?

Alice 2013/01/19(Sat)11:58 No. 486330 ID: 389f2b
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I can't tell. It just seems to be heading towards the building.


There's a knock on the door.

>"Miss Tilly?"

Oh! Has it been half an hour already?

"Yes, I'm ready!" I never got to take a shower or re-bandage my cuts, but I can do that later.

>>486330

Hold on, ask what they want. You want to make sure this is just the floor leader taking you to the cafeteria for lunch.

Alice 2013/01/19(Sat)15:29 No. 486349 ID: 14ec87
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He pops his head in before I can ask.

>"Hey, Alice! I'm Dr. Miller, your floor leader."

...I can't tell if he's a dog, kobold, or dogkobold. I think the latter?

"Oh! Nice to meet you, sir!"

>"And you as well. Now, let's head to lunch, shall we? After lunch, we have group. Have you gotten time to unpack?"

"Not yet. I can do that later, though."

He nods, and holds open the door for me.

Alice 2013/01/19(Sat)15:36 No. 486350 ID: 14ec87
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He leads me to the cafeteria, and I wander over to the soup section, Dr. Miller following me.

It's just now that I realize I have to eat. I stand, staring at the food and willing it to go away.

>"..Alice, are you alright?"

"I-I already ate enough today. I don't think I could stomach anything else, ha.."

I can feel his worried stare, but I don't care. There are a ton of people in here, no way could I eat all of this in front of them.

Kobolds are kind of slapdash so it's hard to tell sometimes. Just take some soup back to your room.

if you can't eat by yourself they will be forced to give you hunger meds. as in, meds that MAKE you really hungry.

>>486352

Are you nuts? They wouldn't do that! Do those meds even exist?

>>486353
if they can't force a starving person to eat then they need drastic measures.

>>486355

I think you're just retarded. Nobody does that. Nobody. The worst possible outcome is an I.V. drip.

Would you be more comfortable with eating something if it were just you and him? Ask if there is somewhere private the two of you can eat. He definitely wouldn't let you eat somewhere just by yourself in case you try to just dump it.

Pssst!!!! I am fine with most slurs but if you could please refrain from using 'retarded' as an insult on this thread?

In any case, however, hunger pills are quite real, though they usually double with another affect. Such as for me, there have been cases where i had to take pills to not eat because of stress/depression binging and pills to make me eat from similar problems
Just some clarification!!!

Eat some salad here, preferably one with a tiny bit of meat. Noone will think that badly of you for eating one. I would never think someone eating a salad would be eating too much. If nothing else, take some back with you. The good thing about eating here though is that it gives you an excuse to talk to and meet people. They'll think it's a bit weird if they're eating but you're not.

Alice 2013/01/21(Mon)18:45 No. 486757 ID: 389f2b
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Salad. That's a good idea. The main serving table has small cups of salad assortments, and I grab a cup of iceberg lettuce. I believe they're practically just water, so I don't feel as bad eating it.

I turn to the doctor, who is frowning heavily.

"M-May I eat somewhere else? You can come, of course, I just...Don't want to eat with everyone in here.."

He shakes his head a little.

>"Just try to eat in here today to see how it is. No one is watching you eat, nor do they care what you eat. There's a empty table over there, if you'd rather sit away."

Alice 2013/01/21(Mon)18:46 No. 486760 ID: 389f2b
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I glance to wear he is pointing. A row of empty tables-most of the others are sitting together on one end of the room.

...Hopefully none of them will notice me.

I pull out a piece of lettuce and let it sit in my palm.
0 I get dizzy. I can feel Miller's eyes on me, his shameful look. Shamed at me about to eat? Shamed at not eating?

I already ate today. I don't need to eat more. Just a few sips of water and I'll be fine.

Alice 2013/01/21(Mon)18:50 No. 486762 ID: 389f2b
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[[i forgot the image
and no her hand is not messed up i just hate drawing hands]]

If he doesn't make you eat, then that's fine for right now. You've just got to remember that you can't keep doing this. It's not good for you.

Alice you are a wonderful person. You are alive and well and you can do amazing things. Even standing and walking are miracles to one who has given away that power. Things may be bad, but you are lifting up that lettuce in your hand. As long as you have life in you, that hand can lift you as high as you need to go. You can get better. You can heal from this. You don't deserve to die. And death is no escape, because in the coming zombie apocalypse you will be forced to walk the world once more, hungry instead not for lettuce, but only brains!

1/6 Alice 2013/01/28(Mon)15:05 No. 488439 ID: 2de44c
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((updates will be a lot more frequent when my new tablet arrives wow and probably better and less hurried!))

After the first piece, I manage to down the rest. As soon as my fingers rapped against the bottom of the salad cup, a huge weight falls onto my shoulder, and I swear that I feel the morsels ripping against my stomach, angry I ate so much.

I cast a quick glance around to see if anyone is watching me eat all of that, and find that Dr. Miller is frowning at me. Judging me. I open my mouth to apologize, but he speaks first.

>"Do...You wish to eat any more, Alice? There's plenty for everyone here."

I can practically hear the anger dripping from his words, thinking that I am a pig, a selfish pig who ate so much that the others are going to starve to death, the ones that deserve to eat and--

>"Alice?? Are you alright? Do you need to go to nurse?"

"I-I'm fine..! I'm sorry, I ate before I came, I didn't mean to eat so-"

>"Alice dear, it's fine! Just as long as you make sure you eat enough, okay? Now, lunch is about to end, so how about we head to group?"

"Okay."

2/6 Alice 2013/01/28(Mon)15:06 No. 488440 ID: 2de44c
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He leads me to the room, and takes a seat. I stand off, watching to see what all the others are doing.
There are 8 chairs, all put in a circle format. People seem to be sitting where ever they want.

3/8 Alice 2013/01/28(Mon)15:07 No. 488441 ID: 2de44c
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There's the slime I saw earlier! The chair next to them is empty.

4/6 Alice 2013/01/28(Mon)15:08 No. 488442 ID: 2de44c
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I take a seat next to them.


(( hhhHHH I'LL PUT THE NEXT TOO UP IN LIKE 15 MINUTES SORRY ))

They don't smell like sewage, do they?

5/6 Alice 2013/01/28(Mon)15:32 No. 488449 ID: 2de44c
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They...Smell like that toy thing, silly putty, kind off. But it's really strong. They smell rather clean otherwise!

In a few minutes, the whole ed with others, all taking a seat. I make mental note that everyone here appears to be female, other than the smileperson.

Once everyone is seated, Miller clears is throats and claps his hands.

>"EVERYONE! I'm glad to see those who showed up did! We've got too new members, as you've noticed, being these two lovely ladies sitting next to each other. Why don't you two introduce yourselves and your reason for being here?"

I guess that answers what the slime is. I REALLY don't want to speak first, but slime speaks first, thankfully.

>"EEEYY', I'm Blurp!" She cooes in a deepish voice, very...ghetto sounding. I can't tell where or how she's speaking, either.
>"I'm here 'cause Imma bit smarter than most of em' globs down enn da gutters, even if I ain't soundin' like I'm all too intell-ihent. But dats why I'm heer'! I gotta gets me schoolin', prove I ain't nothin' but a dumb pile a' goo!"
Everyone seems rather taken back, but seem impressed by her claims.
>"Now down in da' dumps, I spen' some baaad time wiff' bad slimes and I got mine body all screwed all up! I gots some bad drugs in ma' body that can--"

6/6 Alice 2013/01/28(Mon)15:37 No. 488451 ID: 2de44c
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Dark slime splatters onto my face, a bubble bursting from under her...slime.

>"HRAAAHHH! Like dat right there! I dun burst erry' few hours a couple times, 'cause ma slime all poisoned! Gotsa' get ma body offa' tha' stuff. An' sorry, gal. It don't stain."


...T-that was interesting.

But what should I say now?! Everyone is looking at me for my turn, and I've suddenly got a headache. My entire back side of my head is pulsing, and I feel a bit disoriented...Just, feed me words so I can repeat them without having to think...

Say you're here because you had an abusive boyfriend and that you're here to get better after what he did to you. Everyone here can see how skinny you are, so whether or not you tell them, they will know the main problem. If you want to face it head-on and earn more respect, you can say that you have trouble making yourself eat. (even you know that you're supposed to eat more than once a day, right? If nothing else, eat 3 smaller meals.)

Alice 2013/01/29(Tue)07:35 No. 488567 ID: 389f2b
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"I....I had an abusive boyfriend. H-he made me so skinny, I mean, you know...I can't eat.." The next few words spill out without much thought. I feel as if an immense pressure is crushing my head.
"'cause I'm fat..Useless, stupid." I'm slightly aware that I'm swaying dangerously-I feel a pressure on my arms, someone touching me.

Alice 2013/01/29(Tue)07:36 No. 488569 ID: 389f2b
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Black dots dance in front of my eyes.

Alice 2013/01/29(Tue)07:37 No. 488570 ID: 389f2b
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...I'm tired.

There's a lot of noise around me, and I want it to stop.
People are crowding all around me.
I smell iron.

Yep. well, we told you, and now you have toxic material on your face too. se you when you wake up.

Well, good on you for being honest with the problem, at least.

>I smell iron
That's blood. Also, I think you're passing out.

lay down, NOW. before you pass out and hurt yourself.

[SOMETIME LATER]


When I come to my senses, I think I'm blind.

...But it turns out my eyes are just closed.

I don't want to open them.

I hear a beeping noise, a constant humming, and a soreness in my wrist. Actually, there is an overall stinging over my body-namely my shoulders, hips and chest.

..My head feels weird. I raise my hand that is not attached to an IV and brush numb fingers over my scalp. It's....shaved.

>>488602
Maybe you're additionally allergic to that toxic slime... or are too weak from eating far too LESS!
They probably shaved you to get the stuff away fast...

Huh. Shaved head is a little weird for someone who's just starving. Maybe you were worse off than we knew?

Your options right now basically amount to trying to go back to sleep, or opening your eyes and finding out what's going on.

You could always wheel around the IV holder, leaning on it and stumbling blindly because your eyes are closed.

1/2 Alice 2013/01/29(Tue)17:58 No. 488665 ID: 389f2b
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I have no clue why my head is shaved. A sudden smell hits me, one of cleanliness and...well, a smell that reminds me of just 'white'.

I open my eyes-the room is nearly blindingly white. There are two giant light fixtures embedded in the ceiling, but neither are on. The light is streaming in from a single window and a door that seems to be behind a curtain.

My head hurts.

Alice 2013/01/29(Tue)18:02 No. 488666 ID: 389f2b
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[I GOT THE FILES MIXED UP]

A man wearing a white jacket and blue scrubs walks in. He seems surprised to see that I'm awake, but greets me with a smile.

>"Alice! Everyone will be pleased that you're up so early."

He waits for a response, but I can't seem to make my mouth move.

>"Alice, before anything else...I've got good-ish news, and bad news...What would you like to hear first?"

I stare at my feet. Or rather, the lumps under my white bedsheets. My wrist is pulsing where the IV is in. What do I want to hear first? Nothing feels real.

Alice 2013/01/29(Tue)18:37 No. 488673 ID: 07e10b
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[Actually going to go ahead and finish this
Badder art due to kindle]

"...Good news first."

>"Your malnutrition is under control. Your IV is supplying much needed nutrients. Your cuts as well have been dressed properly."

Alice 2013/01/29(Tue)18:38 No. 488674 ID: 07e10b
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>"The bad news though..."

END ALICEQUEST Alice 2013/01/29(Tue)18:40 No. 488675 ID: 07e10b
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>"We noticed some complications further than the toxic slime and did a scan..."

My head hurts.

>"...Alice, you've got a brain tumor."

[END ZOMBIEQUEST SHORT]

Alice is Sam? Kind of hard to believe. That or Mal's contagious.

Alice is Mal