forty-five

[small_comfort]

... It might not do anyone much good today, but once the curse is over...

Club soda, enzyme cleaner, and plenty of cold, clear water will be your best bet. But for health reasons, it's better just to get rid of anything that's too stained.

Comments

[is_fear_itself]

Very useful information for some, I'm sure. You'd think the less affected would know better than to paw their valuables while haemorrhaging all over.

[small_comfort]

I'm sure they wouldn't do it on purpose. Some people become affected unexpectedly. And if they don't check the network right away, they won't necessarily know it's a curse until it's too late.

[is_fear_itself]

Granted... Do you always give everyone the benefit of the doubt?

[small_comfort]

Of course!

[is_fear_itself]

Why is that..? Purely out of curiosity, you understand.

[small_comfort]

Well... wouldn't you rather people gave you the benefit of the doubt, in general?

[is_fear_itself]

I suppose. They rarely do, however...

How often do they give it to you?

[small_comfort]

I couldn't really say. What does it matter, though?

[is_fear_itself]

Curiosity is what drives the best scientists.

[small_comfort]

... Are you a scientist?

[is_fear_itself]

More of a researcher, really, but yes. Why?

[small_comfort]

I thought you were a... the thing, the doctor for brain diseases. I mean, not neurological ones...

[is_fear_itself]

Oh, a psychiatrist, yes. Loosely speaking, though, an expert in any scientific field is a scientist.

I do apologize, I keep forgetting your world and mine may not be couching the same terms, so to speak.

[small_comfort]

I guess I thought scientists were more... like... with white coats and experimental substances...

[is_fear_itself]

Oh, some of them certainly are. It may depend on what you think qualifies a person to be a scientist, after all... Not that I like to brag

I do experiment, from time to time.

[small_comfort]

Oh, really? What kind of experiments do you do?