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[color=5486ae]Time:[/color] 6pm
[color=5486ae]Location:[/color] Sorian Park, Princess Sadie's picnic
[color=5486ae]Interactions:[/color] [@Tpartywithzombi] Violet [@JJ Doe] △△△ [@Potter] Sadie, [@Mole] Felix , [@Rodiak] Zarai, [@ReusableSword] Roman
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[color=5486ae]"Haha, I'm glad to hear!"[/color] Any of John's semblance of formality vanished as soon as the princess just jumped right on him and giving him a big bear hug. [color=5486ae]"I've been going around town, ya know, looking around. It's...well...been a while. Just catching up on stuff around here."[/color] 

He wasn't sure if the princess was aware of his Caesonian roots, but it wasn't necessarily secret information. Even otherwise, he's willing to let her in on a bit of the past. 

The next few Varian compatriots John gladly gave a bow to as well as offer all coming a glass of water (with a bit of confusion seeing Felix, thinking he had already gone back). Not wine or any fancy drink, quite typical of a doctor's stereotypes. But hey, at least he wasn't offering distilled water, a bland and flat brand with any doctor's approval. John knew of that though, and still sometimes offered that to any visitors around as a joke. 

And typical of any doctor, he too was worried upon seeing Zarai's condition. He was briefed recently as he took the position of the head of the Physician Corp, but he wasn't sure how serious until he saw her current state, having to be helped by a helper. But given that they allowed her out to the field, it probably was fine. The resident's blacksmith decided to keep her company now, so John held back from interfering with the two. 

[color=5486ae]"I guess I'll go first then."[/color] John eyed those still around the princess lively. [color=5486ae]"I already said to Your Highness earlier, but yeah I basically just hopped around town, looking for cool stuff, catching up with some old pal."[/color] He had no intention of keeping this a secret from others either. [color=5486ae]"There were some hiccups along the way with patients just [i]soooo[/i] happens to be along my path, but hey, good ol' me here can't just outright refuse them, am I right?"[/color]

He debated if he should discuss the ruckus at the park this morning or the murder that happened the day before at the library. They were trusted Varian compatriots, so it's not like it's terribly unsafe to share that, but this was also princess Sadie's picnic. Shouldn't ruin the mood with it. [color=5486ae]"Other than that, yummy pancakes at the park this morning and late night library visit yester-"[/color] 

Just as that topic was brought up. 

He saw Count Fritz, accompanying a hauntingly familiar face. Instinctively, the doctor's eyes twitched and opened wide for just a brief second, right before forcefully readjusted back to his normal friendly face. A trained response, but not one easily recognized. 

[color=5486ae]"Oh no, you're welcomed here, at least on my end."[/color] There is active deliberation in his word choices. [color=5486ae]"Is that alright with you, your Royal Highness?"[/color] 

But in his head, there was a cacophony of thoughts twirling inside. This has to be a joke. A costume? A look-alike? There's almost zero chance that she would be alive. [i]Almost[/i]. He was there when the corpse was discovered. Even if she survived the wounds, there is no way she is back so quickly within a night. That is not medically possible. This lady even looked quite well-cleaned too, in contrast to the bloody mess on the cobblestone. How does that make any sense?

[color=5486ae][i]'Calm down.'[/i][/color] John thought to himself. The explanation is probably simpler than he feared. But if that scenario turned out true...

[color=5486ae]"I don't believe we've met."[/color] John said to the lady. [color=5486ae]"May I know your name?"[/color] 

At the same time, the doctor occasionally looked over to Count Fritz with a friendly smile but a dubious gaze. He had been acting rather strangely this morning.