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[cry_in_a_corner]

Dat a night here could be so calm... Hah, how strange. After a few days here, a night wizout screams an people being attacked feels so unreal.

[And much lower, as if talking to himself, with a cynical sneer.] What a sad zing to zink about a place.

[And then, he apparently turns back to the intercom]Well? Did someone die again tonight? Dis beast w

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[carbonrose]

...why do you ask such things?

[cry_in_a_corner]

Because I would like to ask what de screams almost every night mean, an what kind of creature we are facing. How else do you expect us to defend ourselves an you against it?

[carbonrose]

I'm not... entirely sure it is something that we can defend ourselves against, though. It's...

(a short pause)

Should we really talk about this here?

[cry_in_a_corner]

Why not? Do you fear dey will punish us for dis? You zink dey sent it?

[fixen]

You talking about the fire-thing, the laughing-thing or the nurse-thing?

Or all of them?

[cry_in_a_corner]

Eider. Whatever dat fire was, if you know more, it would be beneficial of you to share what you know.

[fixen]

I know it wasn't just a fire. Something was moving around in it. You our information-guy, or what?

[cry_in_a_corner]

I simply wish for a chance to learn about dese incidents an keep myself an perhaps my roommate safe from dem. You mean dis information is going to cost me?

[saintiscariot]

What are you talking about?

[cry_in_a_corner]

Are you deaf? Blind? You have not seen what is happening here? People being attacked nearly every night?

[saintiscariot]

By other patients.

[cry_in_a_corner]

Den what have you done to restrain dem? Which ones did it?

[sunriseineden]

There... might be something I can tell ya. I haven't seen any of them but...

The other night. Tyki told me what I did.

[cry_in_a_corner]

An what is dat?

[sunriseineden]

I painted the door frame... with my roommate's blood. And... whatever was tryin' to get through our door. Well. It didn't seem to like that. It left then.

[cry_in_a_corner]

[There is something of a pause, and just a tiny shake of distaste in his voice when he speaks again:]

You mean you kept it away by...?

[onesoulintwo]

No one's died tonight, Mr. al-Sayf. Just like no one died last night or the night before that. We've had some unfortunate scuffles between patients, but that's all.

Please don't try to frighten everyone else. If you're having trouble calming down before bed, I'll have someone come by with a sedative.

[cry_in_a_corner]

Dat is not my intention. But you blame dis all on patients? Have you not heard this zing laugh?

[onesoulintwo]

Have you been hearing unexplained laughter?

Aural hallucinations would be an important symptom to add to your profile. We might need to expand on your diagnosis.

[cry_in_a_corner]

Not unexplained! How can you make yourself so blind an deaf? Every dime it attacks one of us, you can hear it!