Lupus: "I am Daalmir, a Whitehawk healer.

As for what, happened to you - I was told that you walked up to a decompressed witch core that was emitting corruption. You were able to walk awake, but you were in a dazed state. Your allies carried you back to Vranhal and to this Whitehawk camp."

You push yourself into a sitting position and take a look at yourself - your gear has been removed (it's in a neat pile on a nearby table) and you're in a white gown now.

Something feels a bit constrictive on your right upper arm. Pulling up the sleeve with your teeth, you see a smooth, oval-like device attached to your arm with a strap.

Daalmir: "Exposure to the high levels of corruption caused severe damage to your spirit. You no longer possess a negation field, and you cannot use magic. Additionally, your spirit will constantly try to dissolve your physical mind. We believe it is a mechanism that has to do with the spirit trying to synchronize with the body. In its damage state, yours will gradually destroy your ability to think and move.

The device on your arm prevents this damaging synchronization from happening, and provides an anti-magic field to protect you from direct magic."


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Black Mage 1: "I'll keep that in mind."

Most of everyone grabs a snack or a drink, waiting for things to start.

You probably have some time to talk.


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She doesn't reply.

The two of you sit there for a bit in silence, and you can see her body shifting, slowly, back to its more human-like form.


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Sitting down on the floor, you close your eyes and begin meditating.

Probing your spirit, you try to see if it feels any different.

Hmm. Nothing particularly different. Toes are there, feeling a tiny bit 'sturdier' than other parts. Maybe.

You can hear Kuori moving around, getting into a sitting position right in front of you and dropping the pillow in your lap.

Daalmir: "Your spirit is still directly connected to you, it is just not synchronizing. Corruption will damage and destroy the device on your arm, and further damage or obliterate your spirit.

If your spirit is destroyed, you will be comatose."

Daalmir: "The effects of corruption cannot perfectly be predicted, but we are capable to narrowing it down to the general effects. Which is, it really messes you up the more you are exposed to it.

Touching a rotting witch core is suicidal."

After getting out of the bed, you take off the medical gown and put on your regular clothes and armor.

You shake the doctor's hand, who seems to appear slightly worried.

Daalmir: "I do not know where your squadmates went."


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She takes the sword, staring at it for a while before hugging it to her chest.


Well, you'll leave her to do her sword hugging. Standing up, you leave the room, gently closing the door behind you, and head back to the office.

Looks like Miimas, Vandolf, and Monk are here. Vandolf and Monk are wearing some bulky AM armor, and everyone seems to be eating snacks from a cart.