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You rather not have to deal with someone having a mental breakdown while neck deep in an anomaly's territory. You're the one who's supposed to freak out! Maybe Benjamin! Not her! You take quiet, careful steps over to Max to not accidently trigger the anomaly. Using your sleeve, you wipe away at the bile still on her mouth. You pull out your Joyvel bottle and open it up to grab a pill out of it.
Benjamin's eyes widen for a moment before vigorously nodding. He gestures at you to give her the pill. <<span class="mu-b">"C'mon. Hurry. That stuff should be quick acting enough."</span>>
You drop the pill into her mouth and before the dazed Max has any time to spit it out or freak out, Benjamin covers her mouth with one hand and coaxes her throat to swallow by tilting her head back and rubbing her throat. Soon enough, she takes the pill. She's still out of it but it's clear she's regaining her senses now.
>2/3 RESTRAINT! -1 JOYVEL!
"Take it easy." You whisper to the two. Benjamin focuses his attention on keeping Max upright as the pill kicks in.
You turn your attention back towards the anomaly. You got a few questions to ask, even if you know what you plan on giving it regardless. You clear your throat to make sure you sound something presentable before you speak. "Where are you going, if you don't mind me asking?"
<span class="mu-s">"Oh! How Quaint, I Don't Usually Get Asked Those Things. I'm Going To The City, You See! I Heard That It Has A Lot Of Interesting People I Can Interact With. Do You Know What The City Is?"</span> Huh, you're not sure what you expected but you didn't expect that.
"I actually came from there. It's certainly a place to live in?" You shrug. It's hard to really describe how life is in the City to an outsider aside from a general pain in the ass. "I'm not really sure why you would want to go there."
<span class="mu-s">"You See, What's The Point Of A New Me If No One Here Can Acknowledge Me? These Faceless Husks Can't Even Keep My Outfits CLEAN AT ALL!"</span> Another pair of arms reaches out to grab a nearby mannequin and with an impressive show of strength, they crush it into plastic dust in mere seconds. <span class="mu-s">"Without Someone To Acknowledge My New Outfit, What Point Is There? That's The Point Of An Outfit."</span>
Your allies (rightfully so) back away from the anomaly, just enough to get some distance from it.
"I-I see." You gulp. "Well, if you're going to the City, who are you meeting? I doubt you're going there just for a, uh, slightly less red and gold scenery, miss?" You glance around the clothing store to take in its color scheme again. Too much red for your tastes, it's incredibly tacky
<span class="mu-s">"Oh Ho! A Lady Never Tells Her Secrets."</span> Its many arms tap away at the edges of its dressing screen. <span class="mu-s">"Ah! But You're A Lady Too, So I Suppose It Wouldn't Hurt. See, I Simply Want To Meet Someone Who Accepts Me. Is It Wrong To Want That? Don't YOU Want People To Accept You?"</span>
Ashley is still on guard and Max is out of it but the other two flash weak smiles at you.
