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[As the camera cuts on, the scene that plays out is a highly unusual one and more than a little uncharacteristic where Klavier is concerned.

What’s highly unusual about the situation is that Klavier is presently in an ICU unit with a large glass window separating the viewer from the events inside of the room and preventing them from fully understanding what is going on. Even if you could hear anything it would take a really adept ear to pick up on the frenzied muddle of conversation.

So what is Klavier doing in ICU? Well presently it’s uncertain why, but there’s a struggle going on between the doctors, nurses and everyone’s favorite ex-rocker/prosecutor who they are trying to pin to the bed. Unfortunately Klavier seems to be going out of his way to give his caretakers a hard time. One of the nurses, male, has the misfortune of putting his face in the path of the prosecutor’s fist resulting in what would probably be a nasty black-eye later. Several other nurses are thrown off or knocked out of the way during the struggle.

In between slugging it out with the hospital faculty he is further hampering them by ripping off his electrodes and pulling out his IV until he’s forcefully slammed down and his wrists and ankles are restrained. A nurse can be seen jabbing a needle into his arm which is obviously a sedative of some sort because it doesn’t take long for his body to go limp and the struggling to cease.

Not much can be seen afterward because blinds are closed, but there is a small queue of people ready to harass the doctor once he steps out into the hallway. This may illuminate the situation a little bit, but for the most part the following conversation is somewhat vague:]

So, what’s wrong with him?

We’re not really sure at this point; he has a laundry list of symptoms including light sensitivity, confusion, delirium, convulsions, headaches, tachycardia, and there could be others. It seems consistent with the other patients who were at The Alinea...we’re still trying to find the common source…

You know, there were some important diplomats from Europe there, I understand the Minister’s wife was also…

You think someone did this on purpose?

It could be. You think Prosecutor Gavin will be up to the task if this turns out to be a CI?

We don’t even know who the criminal is if there is one.

Or why those people got sick, for all we know the monkfish could have been bad.

I don’t think its monkfish…

Or if Prosecutor Gavin will even feel up to the task.

We’re getting a little ahead of ourselves, we have to find out what’s wrong with the patients first and then you can determine whether it was an accident or if there was some kind of criminal activity involved...

[The feed cuts off with the ongoing conspiracy and a doctor who is being completely dismissed.]

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There's a medical chart or something over there, right? Sick guys always have charts. Get up, get it, turn on a light, read it to me, then explain it in simple words.

[Holds up his still shackled wrists.]

I can't reach anything right now...but they think they've worked out what happened. I can tell you that using simple words.

Then do that. Do you have to be this irritating all the time?!

Ahh...take it easy on me today please...it was a poisons plant they found after combing the The Alinea. Deadly nightshade...or Belladonna...do they have that on your world, Herr?

So you pissed someone else off enough to poison you. Or, it's more like you were just around the wrong company...

Mmmm...I'm not sure what happened...it was found in the food, it got mixed with the blueberries. I'm not the only one who got sick either...and there were important people there...it's still being investigated.

Yeah, yeah, some minister and politicians. And? They were talking about wanting to make you do somethin' related to it or being up to it. How long 'till yer tracking down the little bitch?

It's probably going to be several days until they let me leave and I'll probably be restricted...I don't normally do the tracking either...and we're still not sure if it was criminal intent or not...it's still too soon for anything.

Too soon for anything my ass! How the hell does poison get in the food without criminal intent?!

Belladonna berries look a great deal like blueberries and they have a sweet taste...it wouldn't be the first time someone's made that mistake...but it could be criminal. Anyway, there's nothing I can do like this except wait.

Bull fucking shit! Who the hell doesn't know what kinda plant they're putting in the food, huh?! It's not like big fancy important dinners just have their fruits and vegetables picked out in the wild! No one's gonna see a fucking bush and think "Look like blueberries to me!" and put them in something! Not for that! It ain't some backwoods dinner party! That shit's grown and sent to... I don't know, food makers or something! Markets!

Someone out there is looking into it even if yer down and useless, right?!

I...really don't know anything right now...they use Belladonna in some medicines so...anything could have happened...I'll just have to wait and see what comes out in the wash.

Yeah, there are detectives looking into it, naturally, some pretty important people got sick so there are...all kinds of people getting involved.

[Have a huff and an annoyed stare. Greed's bedside manner leaves nothing to be desired.]

There's nothing I can do right now, I can't even take care of myself. I apologize.

Don't apologize! If you're gonna apologize, apologize for being stupid enough to apologize about that! Fucking...

So. How bad are you? If yer apologizing, yer sorry, so you oughtta do somethin' for me. Brag about yer misery a little.

I thought it might be a better alternative to arguing...my head hurts if that's what you're interested in...

How bad...well I ate enough to get really sick but not enough to die...so I'm only going to be out of commission for a little while...and they haven't let me out of this bed for any reason in hours...so I'm really miserable.

So you're gonna get a hundred percent better? Back to normal? Not even a question?

As far as I know there shouldn't be any lasting damage, at least I don't think so. The doctors are still working on it. I'll live, if nothing else, but nobody is giving me anything definite as far as side effects go.

Eh?

But you're rich.

Yeah, I am...I guess that's why they're being so careful about what they want to tell me in case they get it wrong.

They should tell you... everything that could go wrong... but say they got sure-fire treatments... and.... charge you up the ass.... whether somethin's wrong or not... then it should all end up perfectly fine so you got no reason to complain even if they robbed you blind...

It doesn't really matter...I might be able to complain later, but right now I don't have the strength to. I just have to trust them to do their job until I can get my strength back.

[Greed takes a minute to fight down the urge to somehow order him to guarantee a full recovery. He's pretty rough with the cigarette he digs out, but after lighting up and taking a hit, he forces himself to calm down.]

Seemed strong enough to handle quite a few of 'em at once, a few hours ago.

I was delirious and convulsing...but mostly delirious...I'm not sure I knew what was going on or who I was at the time, but the meds have sucked the strength right out of me. I'm not sure the restraints are necessary anymore.

Maybe they just think yer sexy tied down.

Any idea how long you'll be there?

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