She thanked PhotoMan as he left, then spent one more thought for Psychologi, coughing into her fist. “It would appear we’re finished, so, if you’re quite done, you can go ahead and dress once more. Thank you again… As for the rest of us, we can be off. Please lead the way, Cosmo.” The strange procession of doctors entered the portal…
… Which teleported them to another office, one which was largely what Hyde had been expecting from Cosmo. ”Well, except for that,” she admitted, staring at the enormous piece of unknown equipment, the only place the eye could really come to rest in the room without falling on Cosmo. ”My extensive database of medical equipment isn’t bringing up a quick match… I could search the entire database myself, but it really isn’t any business of mine… for now,” she reminded herself, still considering if she needed to explore the medical techniques being practiced before she left.
She allowed Pharmaceuti and Cosmo to trade banter for a bit, ignoring Cosmo’s posturing as she glanced along the walls. “Cosmo, are your patients typically… completely satisfied with their cosmetic surgery? Do you perhaps have some outpatient survey to confirm it?” she couldn’t help but ask. The man wasn’t hard on the eyes, but she found it hard to imagine all of the faces she saw on the wall would have volunteered (nonetheless paid for) the operation the spread implied. Her eyes stuck a moment on the photo of Cosmo and Calistheti’s apparent twin, but she didn’t say anything: this was more or less what she had figured, but she had no idea if the operation was a sensitive issue and no reason to pry, regardless.
Hyde was about to get into thinking of how to do a shoot for Cosmo, finding the strange muse she’d grabbed hold of to coordinate Psychologi’s now flown, before she saw she had a couple of messages. She ignored Cosmo’s rambling, having no interest in being subject to any operation of any kind at the current moment, as she first reviewed Calistheti’s. ”Thank goodness. I suppose there weren’t any problems after all...” Relieved, she composed a response:
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Thank you kindly. We wrapped up your sister’s shoot and have moved on to Cosmo’s office, please rejoin us as soon as possible.
Hyde checked PhotoMan’s message next. If he’d met Calistheti, it would be funny for him to send a message right alongside her… More than likely, it was something else.
The doctor’s face fell to a frown that many would probably consider a measure short in response to what she’d just read. As a doctor, Hyde wasn’t the type to freak out under pressure, or especially gore. As such, she remained eerily calm as she reviewed the situation, ignoring what was happening in the room around her. ”I just received a message from Calistheti. Even an impostor of her would probably have a hard time forging the direct communication, so that scenario is unlikely… No, the more likely option…” she thought to herself…
The Navi felt a surge inside herself, a familiar feeling that seemed to want to break out but had no outlet. By this point, Hyde was aware from her breakthrough with Sleuth of some ailment, but she couldn’t recall ever having gotten any forewarning before. The doctor found herself thinking of Sleuth at the moment, oddly, but shook her head to clear it, focusing on the task at hand again.
”Bonesaw. PhotoMan is seeing Bonesaw now, that is the far more likely option. The problem now is that I have no idea if Bonesaw is dangerous or not. It sounds like she’s in Calistheti’s office, which would mean PhotoMan is also in the wrong location. He must have been unable to use the teleporter correctly, or else was confused by the directions. But what is she doing? With all of the things I’ve seen today, it would only be a small stretch to imagine she heard about the photo shoot and came unwashed from her work to participate…” Having considered, Hyde began composing her message. She didn’t think her recipient was actually in danger, but she’d be neglecting her oath if she didn’t take precautions:
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Photoman, I believe the Navi you’re seeing is not Calistheti, but her sister, Bonesaw. I can’t explain more now, but please either rejoin us in Cosmo’s or return to Psychologi’s office if you’re able. If not, I’ll have to trust your judgment; please jack out if you believe you’re in danger.
There’d be time to explain more later, but Hyde sincerely hoped PhotoMan wouldn’t jack out. If he did, his camera would likely go with him, and Hyde still needed both the photographer’s eye and his lens to finish. ”I suppose I can use Cosmo’s camera as a backup if I need to…? I’d certainly rather not, though…”
Hyde finally finished sending her messages and returned to paying attention to her current surroundings and the two doctors she still had on hand. “I’m sorry, that was PhotoMan and Calistheti just now… Um, I apologize, but I actually need to step back to the previous office for a moment. I need to get my hat so I can… think…” Hyde said, slowing on the word unintentionally in a way that made it seem she might really mean it. “In the meantime, would you all mind telling me what you know of your absent sister, Bonesaw? Have you stayed in touch to remain familiar with her? And are you aware of anything unusual in her behavior?”
Hyde stepped towards the teleporter, clutching around the helmet she was wearing as though it fit her poorly. It might be a bit surprising that she wanted her hat specifically at all, considering in order to wear it now she’d have to actively switch between it and the photographer’s headgear. “Ah, I suppose I should send PhotoMan a message to update him…” Impatiently, she quickly composed a follow-up to what she sent before.
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I’m going to get my hat back and tag out again. Meet us at the office with all the adorable willies! xoxo
Hyde read what she wrote aloud in a quick mumble, then deleted the whole thing and rewrote it.
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I’m going to get my hat back again. Meet us at Psychologi’s office.
Yours truly,
Hyde.EXOXOE
Satisfied, Hyde sent the message and hoped she was already on her way.