(at the lab)
BAIZHI- Ouch-
TRAKKTOR- Bruh, are you a toddler?
BAIZHI- I don't know- That syringe hurt more than the usual ones-
TRAKKTOR- Yeah, because I'm using it with a thicker needle.
BAIZHI- Any... specific reason?
TRAKKTOR- For some reason, your blood has become more viscous than an average person's blood.
BAIZHI- Could it be the side effect of the Liminality...?
TRAKKTOR- Could be, but can't be 100% sure. Maybe you're dealing with a normal medical condition like HVS. For that, you need to get a checkup at the RC Central Hospital.
BAIZHI- Got it.
TRAKKTOR- Other than that, how have you been feeling? Any symptoms you witnessed which could be linked to Liminality other than you crying about your breakup?
BAIZHI- Oh c'mon, not you too...
TRAKKTOR- Yeah! How about no more gossip! Is it hard?!
BAIZHI- Bruh fine...
TRAKKTOR- Good. Now answer me.
BAIZHI- I have been hearing voices lately...
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["Embrace yourself... Improvise, and become better... The Forgotten One...."]
["Are you going to repeat the past, which got you ended up here???"]
["Don't come back regretting again, like last time."]
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TRAKKTOR- Hmm. Enzi told me the same.
BAIZHI- Really?
TRAKKTOR- Seems like this thing is trying to create some sort of dilemma to trap its victims. A very common tactic of manipulation.
BAIZHI- Oh.
TRAKKTOR- I need more info on this, but there's this thing. The survival rate from this is very low.
BAIZHI- How?
TRAKKTOR- Just look at the graph of suicide cases since last month. This sudden spike isn't normal. And traces of Liminality have been found nearby as well.
BAIZHI- Uh oh.
TRAKKTOR- It's 100% sure that Liminality is behind this.
BAIZHI- But why are people unable to survive?
TRAKKTOR- You see, we got some depressed people, unlike you.
BAIZHI- (-_-)
TRAKKTOR- These people have isolated themselves from social life due to their insecurities and have no one to look after them. They become so depressed and anxious about themselves and their surroundings, leading them to become the easiest victims of Liminality. Tho it has been present for years, this sudden spike and the voice thing you and Enzi told me have definitely some correlations.
BAIZHI- Why did you explicitly mention me?
TRAKKTOR- Because people choose to go look after a therapist for help rather than talking shit about others to cope.
BAIZHI- Uh...
TRAKKTOR- Listen to me, I'm trying to be less blunt as I can with you, only because of the medical certificate Ramos issued to you, because things can escalate if Liminality makes you the next victim. And we really can't just brush you off from existence.
BAIZHI- I'd better get brushed off, to be honest.
TRAKKTOR- See? This is what I hate about people like you. One insecurity or backlash, yay, let's kill ourselves!!! Grow some real balls and try to face the criticism instead of stomping on it with your ego.
BAIZHI- Bruh, fine, I have already been lectured on this by Knight. I get it, I'll work on myself.
TRAKKTOR- Good. Take that emo mask off your face and become a better person.
BAIZHI- Right.
TRAKKTOR- Now go and get your blood tested. And send me the report so I can be assured that you don't have any medical condition for your high viscosity blood. Also, try not to do something which takes a ton of effort. It could lead to heart failure if blood flow increases due to heavy activity.
BAIZHI- Alright. (leaves his cabin)
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(at the hospital)
BAIZHI- (comes out of the lab)
Hmm, the test reports should arrive in like half an hour.
I'll meet Enzi in the meantime; I still have to ask him regarding RIA.
BISCUIT- (slaps his shoulder) What's up, Bayzee?
BAIZHI- OUCH-
BISCUIT- Oops- Did I hit you hard?
BAIZHI- As if my reaction didn't make it obvious-
BISCUIT- Welp, my bad man. Anyway, what's up with you here?
BAIZHI- Just came for a blood test.
BISCUIT- Whoa, you doing alright?
BAIZHI- Yeah, just normal fatigue and yada yada.
BISCUIT- Damn man, you should take care of yourself. You have been pushing yourself too much these days.
BAIZHI- I'm fine... I'm just fulfilling my duty as an SP.
BISCUIT- Still, your health comes first. Or else you would end up like Enzi, too.
BAIZHI- Hopefully not. Anyway, what's up with you here?
BISCUIT- Ah, nothing much, just came to meet Enzi. I heard he got admitted here due to some long-term medical conditions he developed after that incident.
BAIZHI- Oh, nice, I was going to meet him too.
(a scream comes from the next building)
BAIZHI- Uh- What the-
BISCUIT- Is that-
(they saw a guy trying to jump off the window from the 4th floor of the building in front of them)
BISCUIT- Bro we gotta do something to stop tha-
BAIZHI- (dashes towards the nearest window in their building)
BISCUIT- Holy speed-
Goddammit, I can't get off duty, can I?
BAIZHI- (jumps on the ledge of the window)
BISCUIT- (while chasing him) Bro don't tell me you're joining that fella in the suicide squad-
BAIZHI- (his nerves and eyes turn cyan)
If I am myself correctly.
(the person slips off the ledge and falls off the window, making the people below scream)
Here goes nothing.
BAIZHI- (uses sonic repulsion to launch himself straight towards the person, catches him mid-air, and crashes into another ward by breaking through the window)
(a beep occurs on his terminal)
BAIZHI- Ugh... (looks at it's terminal)
Bro... how come I got warned for unauthorised use of resonic skills-
(looks at the window)
Now that I think of it, I could have saved him in a better way.
Damn it, I really don't wanna get another lecture from Trakktor again...
NURSE- Are both of you alright?
BAIZHI- Yeah... sorry for the mess I made...
NURSE- Oh no no, it's completely fine!! We're glad you saved the patient from jumping off the window...
BAIZHI- It's fine... (removes glass shards from his arm) Ouch-
NURSE- Come... I'll get it dressed.
BAIZHI- Alright.
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