As she retrieved the meat tenderizer from under her mattress, Anise listened to the Head Doctor's nighttime announcements. She got suspicious any time the subject of the radio man came up, and this time was no different. It was hard to consider that this new guy might be a genuine ally when the others had led them into danger so many times before. Anise wasn't going to trust him blindly.
The sound of a gasp and the Head Doctor's final words gave Anise pause, but she knew she couldn't think too much about it right now. Whatever reaction the Head Doctor wanted out of them, she wasn't going to give it to him.
Instead, she gave her candy apple a few more nibbles, picked up her flashlight, and headed out into the dark hallway.
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