Shine the UV light on him.
Just to check.

Do not shine UV lights at anyone's faces. It damages eyes. Also don't shine it for very long at anyone who is a friend, as it causes sunburns.

I say we look outside. Also say that last time you got sent to the Other World it ended with you being almost strangled to death and then likely sent back to where you were when the transition happened. So when the transition ends, you three will be here but our new buddy will be in his room. Unless the transition happened when you were walking in the hallway and you didn't notice.

Ask your new crazy buddy if it's possible to destroy the Darkness. Or hurt it directly.

Rasha hug Harry

Fidchell 2011/12/27(Tue)16:26 No. 375493 ID: 09a2fd
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> Also say that last time you got sent to the Other World it ended with you being almost strangled to death and then likely sent back to where you were when the transition happened. So when the transition ends, you three will be here but our new buddy will be in his room. Unless the transition happened when you were walking in the hallway and you didn't notice.

Rina mentions this experience to Harry. Harry nods in understanding.

"Yes, yes! That's what happens. It's because what happens now is irrelevant to the true dimension until we are cut off from this one. When that happens, it seeps into reality!"

> Ask your new crazy buddy if it's possible to destroy the Darkness. Or hurt it directly.

"Harry, is it possible to destroy the Darkness or hurt it?"

"Destroy it? No. No, you can't destroy them. Hurting it though...yes...you can do that, but only to an extent. You can weaken them. You can disable them...but not forever."

> I say we look outside.

First, Rina looks through the nearby window. The outside is covered by a weird black smog.

Fidchell 2011/12/27(Tue)16:28 No. 375494 ID: 09a2fd
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Before she can turn and look out into the hallway, there are a couple gentle knocks on the door.

"Harry? Are you in there? How do you keep escaping? Let's go back to your room now." A deep female voice comes from behind the door.

"Oh my God. Oh no. I'm sorry. I'm sorry I did it. Please don't hurt me!" Harry steps back and starts to tremble. He kneels down and grabs his head, shaking it vigorously. "I won't leave anymore! Just don't hurt me!"

>>375494
Could be anyone out there. Probably the Darkness, so get a grip on your scalpel.

Before the door opens, ask why he's afraid. Is it just a nurse that he doesn't like?

Fidchell 2011/12/28(Wed)14:50 No. 375793 ID: 09a2fd
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> Could be anyone out there. Probably the Darkness, so get a grip on your scalpel.

Rina cautiously arms her scalpel.

> Before the door opens, ask why he's afraid. Is it just a nurse that he doesn't like?

"Harry, what's the matter? Is that just a nurse you don't like?"

"I...did something bad. Now she's after me!"

Fidchell 2011/12/28(Wed)14:51 No. 375794 ID: 09a2fd
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ANIMATED

Holy fuck there's a thing in the room. Kill it. Kill it dead.

kill it! kill it dead, with the nearest blunt object!

Nasty-looking hook. Might have to call the Light again.

If you're really quick on your feet I'd say Grab the sheet off the bed and throw it on her to tangle her up. Then you and your boyfriend can disarm and restrain her. Possibly do some experimentation with a method of 'hurting' the Darkness.

call the light.

>>375794
It's behind you, do a sweep kick to knock it off it's feet.

Fidchell 2011/12/29(Thu)15:23 No. 376023 ID: 09a2fd
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> kill it! kill it dead, with the nearest blunt object!

Rina sees no blunt object in sight that would prove an effective weapon!

> call the light.

Rina beckons the Light. This time it actually seems to acknowledge her as she calls out within her mind.

"We come, Rina." Rina's vision turns bright again, and she can see particles of white sparks sizzling from the creature's head. It begins to lift up its sickle, but immediately drops it as Rina continues to assault its core with the incomprehensible attack the Light is executing.

"Rasha! Throw the covers on it!" Rina commands.

Fidchell 2011/12/29(Thu)15:24 No. 376024 ID: 09a2fd
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Rasha wastes no time.

"Sorry, Glade, I need this," he says as he wrests the blanket away from her and throws it heftily over the creature.

Fidchell 2011/12/29(Thu)15:27 No. 376025 ID: 09a2fd
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Rasha then tackles it, pinning it to the floor.

"Goddamn this thing is strong!" he says and he struggles to keep himself on top of it. The blanket ripples violently as the creature bucks and kicks beneath him.

"Is this the thing that attacked us...before?" Glade asks.

"Maybe. It looks different this time, and very warped," Rina replies. Harry is at the other side of the room trembling with utter fear.

"Hey! What in the fuck is this thing, and what should I do?!" Rasha exclaims.

everyone other than Rasha, kick it till it stops moving

apply the sickle's pointy tip to it's skull. it's a dead body being animated by evil.

Not evil. Dark.

>>376025
Time to play community curb stomp. Remember to go for the the joints (if only someone were wearing a good pair of boots.)

>>376025
We have to kill it, it's the only way to expel the Darkness.

Though this is a good opportunity for experimentation and examination. We can get information from this, and that is very very valuable. Ask the kid what he knows about harming the Darkness. We should try to do that now that we have one restrained.

>>376025
Looks to have been a nurse, but why she had a sickle, I don't know.

The only option I would say is to kill it. Looks like a few more good blows to the head will stop it thrashing about (and possibly make all of this go away).

What we must also confirm is thus: is the darkness contained, and this ... thing will disappear when it "ends", or will it remain when everyone else returns?

Repeated blows would be a good idea, but with no blunt objects, that would mean everyone closing in. Is that truly safe?

Fidchell 2011/12/30(Fri)21:17 No. 376372 ID: 09a2fd
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> kick it till it stops moving

Rina and Glade stomp the creature with all their might multiple times, but it does not seem to do anything but make it angrier!

> Ask the kid what he knows about harming the Darkness. We should try to do that now that we have one restrained.

"Harry! What can we do to harm the Darkness?!" Harry gazes at Rina, fumbling with words.

"I-it has her...it has her! You can't hurt it while it's inside h-her. You have to kill her! Hurry!"

Fidchell 2011/12/30(Fri)21:18 No. 376373 ID: 09a2fd
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> apply the sickle's pointy tip to it's skull. it's a dead body being animated by evil.

Rina takes the sickle...

Fidchell 2011/12/30(Fri)21:19 No. 376374 ID: 09a2fd
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...and with a mighty swing, pierces it into the creature with a sickening "THOCK!"

Fidchell 2011/12/30(Fri)21:20 No. 376375 ID: 09a2fd
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The creature is immobile. The three stand up, looking down at the still figure, speechless for a while.

"Good one, Rina. What in the hell was that? Is this one of those things you've been talking about? I don't think the hospital staff will appreciate this."

The state of the body alone will make everyone question more than what Rina did and more on how the fuck it happened, and the blame will fall on no one because people would then be aware of the batshit crazy stuff. Probably.

Look at the body, see how twisted it is. The more twisted and impossible to do with ordinary human hands it looks, the better your chances of people believing fucked up shit is happening. We have a total of four witnesses and three of them have no history of mental illnesses... right? None of you have also been caught by the law using hallucinogens either? We're good if not.

now is the time to feel badass,

you kicked that monster ass, and have to witness friends to vouch for you.

ask how Glade is feeling, she seems pretty healthy

>>376375
haha Glades face is priceless.
You should congratulate everyone for acting like this is regular everyday shit.
They all get an A on the Zombie Apocalypse test.

>>376375
Well, from what we've gathered, what originates in the Other World stays in the Other World. The hospital staff probably won't notice anything wrong aside from someone going missing. There won't be a corpse, I'm betting... but I could be wrong! Oh, and did you tell anyone about the weird growth that appeared on your neck during your first trip to the Other World? It could be something to check every now and then now that we're in it again. A sign perhaps that the world's about to revert?

Keep the sickle, it's a better weapon than the scalpel. Hey, we have a scalpel, maybe we can do a dissection of the mutant. FOR SCIENCE!

And yeah tell your boyfriend that it is kindof like what you fought before, but the things before weren't mutated at all, just... mutilated.

Fidchell 2011/12/30(Fri)23:31 No. 376410 ID: 09a2fd
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> ask how Glade is feeling, she seems pretty healthy

"Glade, are you feeling okay?" Rina asks. Glade does not respond and just stares at the corpse in a daze, her mouth slightly ajar.

> Look at the body, see how twisted it is.

"What the -" Rina starts as she unfurls the covers. The body doesn't look nearly as mangled as it did before.

"Jesus. Rina cover that back up," Rasha says.

> And yeah tell your boyfriend that it is kindof like what you fought before, but the things before weren't mutated at all, just... mutilated.

"This is...well, almost the same thing I've been fighting before, except this one's a lot more...mutated. The Darkness...it possessed people, but I think it has to kill them first in order to do so."

Fidchell 2011/12/30(Fri)23:38 No. 376413 ID: 09a2fd
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Before Rina can continue, people suddenly burst into the room: a police officer, Janice, and a male feline doctor.

Janice clasps a palm over her mouth, her eyes widened in shock as she views the corpse.

"Holy shit," the doctor blurts out. "I knew we shouldn't have kept you here. I knew this would've happened. My God, how could you have done this?!" he whirled at Harry, who is eying him in confusion.

"Hey! Hold on a minute!" Rina calls out, but the doctor remains adamant.

"Officer, get him out of here. It's not safe to keep him here any longer. They said he had become a lot more well-behaved...but this..." the doctor commands.

"Way ahead of you. Get over here, fleabag." The police officer assaults Harry, roughly putting his hands behind his back.

"Oh my God! No! No! Don't take me out of here! Please! I promise I won't do it again! RINA! Rina, tell him I didn't mean to do it! Tell him she made me do it!!"

Rina doesn't know what to say. "Hey! He didn't do this! Hold on, I can explain!"

The doctor whirls at Rina.

"Don't support this guy! Don't you realize he's mentally insane? He was once kept as a patient in the sanitarium in the nearby forest, but they had to transfer him here temporarily because of an incident. You shouldn't even be near him! He is a murderer!" the doctor explains.

Sanitarium in the forest?
Thickening plot.

>>376413
"EVERYBODY STOP!"
Point to the doc
"YOU! This person I stabbed needs medical attention. Your job, get to it!"
Point to the cop
"YOU! Two sane witnesses say the crazy guy didn't do it; let him go and get a proper medical team here NOW. Besides that..."
Pull the sheet off of her
"...SHE attacked US! She came after us with THIS sickle, and all of us working TOGETHER couldn't keep her restrained. I stabbed her because it was the only way to keep her from harming anybody."
Sit down and take a deep breath
"Doc, do what you can for her. I don't know what she was on to make her go nuts on us like that, but I don't want her to die."

>>376413

Don't speak to the officer. 5th Amendment and all that.

>>376427
Honestly, compare the odds of this ever going to trial versus the odds of splitting the party resulting in death.
IF we survive, this MIGHT go to trial.
IF we let them take him, he WILL die.

Small risk of small loss versus near-certain serious loss? I've gotta disagree with you.

If you let them take Harry away he'll likely be killed or worse. If you go with Harry and they figure you know he didn't do it, then they can lock you all away in a futile attempt to cover it up. Separate you can't all be taken out at once, but together you can't be picked off one by one. Hm...

>>376424
This. As loud as necessary to get everyone to STFU, stop what they're doing, and LISTEN.

>>376424
THREE! THREE sane witnesses!

Fidchell 2011/12/31(Sat)06:16 No. 376498 ID: 09a2fd
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> This. As loud as necessary to get everyone to STFU, stop what they're doing, and LISTEN.

"Goddamnit, everyone stop!!" Everyone stops what they are doing and puts their eyes on Rina. "He didn't do anything! This person was attacking us and I'm the one who put her down! Harry had nothing to do with this shit! I have two witnesses here who can vouch for me here! Rasha? Glade?" Rina gazes at the two, and they just look around nervously. "Guys!?"

"Yeah, I suppose that's what happened," Rasha says. Glade just nods. She seems to have a rather bitter expression on her face.

"See?"

The police officer keeps his grip on Harry and points on Rina with a look of realization.

"You're Rina Foxhart, right? You were the survivor of that incident that's all over the news? The chief has been wanting to see you and ask you a few questions. I think you should come with me along with this guy. Everyone's confused and scared over what's going on. We'd love to know some facts, especially from your end."

"Please just take him away. I don't want him in this facility any longer," the doctor states firmly.

"Rina, I think you should go with him..." Janice says quietly, her voice trembling slightly.

"Of course."

Tell the officer your not sure what is going on yourself and that facts seem impossible. People have been attacking you, and from the sounds of it Harry has been going through what you went through and it started in that forest. Some disease or something there, maybe you're both carriers. Everyone's been acting strange around you, other people complaining of voices, other people, not you. It's not like anything you've heard about, it's like someone made a new disease that reflects the symptoms of the popular culture's version of schizophrenia around the infected victim.

Complain about the weird winds that night and its effects on the environment. Ask if the officers have come up with anything solid at all, not in a confrontational manner or insulting, but of concern. Specify you're not asking about details, you're asking if there are details. So many friends died that night. Harry said that his friends went geocaching too with whatever happened to him. Something to do with a similar box you found out there.

This is all discussed while your walking with him, don't do it in this room standing still, it'll make it look like you're resisting his request. If he tells you to save your explanation for the station, apologize. It was so awful that night and you just need to get it out.

everyone goes, need to stay in a tight group.

yes stick with Glade and Rasha, you can worry about harry later

>>376498
"I don't want to be alone right now. Is it ok if my boyfriend comes with me?

Er... doctor, why aren't you trying to help her? You haven't even looked at her!"

Fidchell 2011/12/31(Sat)12:40 No. 376559 ID: 09a2fd
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> "I don't want to be alone right now. Is it ok if my boyfriend comes with me?

> yes stick with Glade and Rasha, you can worry about harry later

"Is it alright if Glade and Rasha could come too?" Rina asks. The policeman eyes the rabbit and wolf and shrugs very slightly.

"Don't see why not," he replies. Janice and the doctor are already in the back of the room examining the body.

"Get her to the morgue," the doctor says with a decisive tone. He notices the trio are preparing to leave and turns to them. "You're leaving? Make sure you talk to the receptionist so you can retrieve your items and to give him your addresses." Rina nods in understanding. Rina looks over at Rasha with a look of concern.

"Shit...I can't believe this. I think I forgot my address." Rasha raises up his hand.

"Don't worry about it. I'll just give him my address." Rina's eyes widen.

"Are you sure?"

"Positive. Let's get your guys' stuff and get the hell out of here." Rina grins and gives Rasha a quick peck on the cheek. Together they all head down to the first floor.

Fidchell 2011/12/31(Sat)12:43 No. 376560 ID: 09a2fd
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Rina and Glade are directed to storage where they attain their belongings and clothes. As Glade puts hers on, she notices her cut sleeve.

"Oh my God...my favorite shirt!" Rina gulps and makes a nervous laugh.

"Yeah...I did that. Sorry, Glade, I had to in order to check out what was wrong with your arm." Glade lets out a frustrated grunt, turning her back at Rina. Rina just gazes at her, worried. She is not acting like herself.

Fidchell 2011/12/31(Sat)12:47 No. 376562 ID: 09a2fd
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> Tell the officer your not sure what is going on yourself and that facts seem impossible. People have been attacking you, and from the sounds of it Harry has been going through what you went through and it started in that forest. Some disease or something there, maybe you're both carriers. Everyone's been acting strange around you, other people complaining of voices, other people, not you. It's not like anything you've heard about, it's like someone made a new disease that reflects the symptoms of the popular culture's version of schizophrenia around the infected victim.

After Rasha gives the receptionist his address, the group makes their way toward the exit. Rina turns to the policeman and starts to converse with him.

"I'm honestly not sure what's going on myself, but some really weird things have been going on in that forest. People have been attacking me and I'm not sure if this is some kind of weird epidemic or disease. Everyone seems to be complaining about voices and-"

The police officer curtly interrupts. "Listen, Ms. Foxhart, that sounds interesting and all, but please save your breath for the chief."

"Oh...sorry. I just have to let it out."

"Soon, Rina. Soon," Rasha says, giving her a light pat on the back.