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“Vivi, I’m going to make a bed for you to rest —”
“<span class="mu-i">Close the door I say.</span>” Vivienne drops her head down, she’s lying limp on the floor. She didn’t let you finish.
You decide to ignore her plea for now and start on the bed. In the meantime, Philonune will check the walls and ceiling for any hidden embedded cameras. He should be able to figure out what’s not supposed to be there. Natalie told you specifically there aren’t any, but who knows? You learned Ka-Shing is a big liar! Not your regular run-of-the-mill liar! A big liar! If you feel any more paranoid, you could always use the crimzone to deactivate any technological devices, but that would bring some unwanted attention, right? That’d be a bad idea.
Anyway, Philonune can’t check properly if you’re not close by, he has a very restricted range where he can float, and you’re busy on the bed. Surely, you can trust your assistant on this one! And you can check with the agonizing head of security here if you want to, and that’s who you should be focusing on.
“C’mon, Vivi, hop on the bed.” You carry the feverish-looking woman to bed despite her struggling and twitching. The mirror behind her becomes pocket-sized, and whatever supernatural aura it had is gone.
“<span class="mu-i">I didn’t ask for this.</span>” Vivienne’s harsh words make the situation even more confusing. Her handgrip is intense, almost drilling her nails through your clothes. She’s clutching for dear life like a baby possum.
“You’re getting it anyway, lady. Quick, tell me what’s going on.” You hate to reiterate, but you have to. She’s a stubborn lady. But you hope she isn’t stupid and begins cooperating. You lay Vivienne on the makeshift bed and put a blanket on her. It wasn’t easy for her to let go, but she got the clue once she felt the softness of the nest you made. Doesn’t she have a fever? Why did you put a blanket on her?
“<span class="mu-i">......That cursed cake did this to me</span>.” Vivienne complains and complains. Her body twitches more and more now that she’s not doing anything in particular.
“Okay, how? It’s a normal cake.” You don’t understand. Truthfully, the experimental cake is no ordinary pastry, but when it comes to having actual magical properties, that'd be a big stretch.
“<span class="mu-i">YOU LIE!</span>” Vivienne will never admit you didn’t curse her. Maybe Kata is right, Vivienne is quite the dramatic girl just like Nariko! “<span class="mu-i">What it’s making me feel is not remotely similar to anything I have experienced in my life. It took the loneliness away. It wanted to remind me that I could find joy in this world. It validated, comforted, and encouraged my whole being with such gentleness that it made my heart skip a beat. This spell is forcing me to express my gratitude to you and that wretched nurse... It’s overriding all of my senses. I’m fighting it… This brainwashing won’t work on me… But...</span>”
