Eighteenth Flare - Video - Start Operation "Snake Tracks"

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Alright, Stein still hasn't come home, and the clinic is, like, seriously understaffed

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[Medusa responds with a small smile and a look of concern.]

Hello, Lea. You look terrible. What exactly seems to be the problem?

[[video]] Glee! This is a nice wake up. <3

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Mn, everything, Med. Last couple of days, my throat's really started to hurt, and I've been really dizzy. I get lost easier too- and I, like, never get lost, I know this place like the back of my hand.

I was wonderin' if you could visit or somethin'? I'd come over, but everyone says I should stay in bed.

[The lie comes easy to him, partially because he's just so used to it with saying similar to his parents to skip out on a school day or to try and get one past the guards. It's also mostly true, because he really is this sick.]

[[video]] Sorry it took me so long!

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[She seems to hesitate for a moment before answering.]

Yes, I can come to you. Where do you live, exactly?

[[video]] It's okay!

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Stein's house. Hold on-

[He reaches for the SFC and types out the address to her.]

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[Oh, sweet, sweet luck, someone's going to let her into Stein's house. She takes down the information on a scrap of paper.]

Alright. I should be there shortly. In the meantime, please don't exert yourself.

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Don't worry, Med! I'll stay put until you come!

Oh, and watch out for the chocobo!

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[Twenty minutes later, Medusa arrives at Stein's house, if you can call it that. It doesn't look so different from his residence in Death City. She approaches the door and knocks.]

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[After a minute or so, Lea finally comes to the door, wrapped up in a blanket. He beams- success!]

Heya, Med! C'mon-

[He steps aside for her.]

Oh, and watch out for Alex, he likes jumping onto people from high places.

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[She looks automatically at the ceiling as she steps in. Stitches everywhere and the constant threat of aerial attack? Yes, this is Stein's house, alright.]

So, Lea, when did you start showing symptoms?

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[Watch out for the small dog-sized bird hiding on one of the shelves, Medusa. It's eyeing her hair.]

Well... It was a day or two after Stein disappeared that I started coughing and getting headaches, so...

[Flopping into the doctor's trademark wheely chair, Lea tries to think.]

Three, four days ago, maybe?

[[action]] I know a song called Dog-Sized Bird. Wacky. XD

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Have you been sleeping at all?

[[action]] ...wat. No. You're lying, that doesn't even-

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...Yeeeeesssss.

[That's a 'kind of'.]

Demyx made me go to sleep once, and my body I guess doesn't do the whole 'not sleeping' thing too well.

[So he used drugs. :|a Th-The caffeine pills aren't illegal!]

[[action]] True story bro.

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[She lets out a patient sigh. She is used to being a school nurse, after all.]

Staying awake for too long can have adverse effects on your immune system. If you relax and get some natural sleep, your symptoms should start to go away. What's been keeping you up?

[[action]] ...I have to look it up now.

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...Hey Med, you'd say Stein is professional, right?

Just stay with me for a second- I swear there's a point at the end of the tunnel.

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.... That depends. By "professional", are you referring to his conduct or his credentials?

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...He'd call in sick to work, right? Not sure which ones that falls under.