[b]Twelve hours later...[/b]

Another day had passed in the real world. Many Oneiros were not around so they could lead their regular daily lives. Hez spent the day sleeping in her half of the bedroom while Lin continued fiddling with her chalkboard monitor to observe the Oneiros who were present in Vivi-Dream. Remniche's outer borders were quiet; no signs of negative zones were present, and whatever zones were present didn't pose a particular threat. Lin was most interested in finding out why the previous night's dungeons had fused into one. Hez could tell her more from her experience with purifying the artifact, but Lin didn't want to disturb her much-needed rest.

It was slowly turning into another night in the real world. Lin had to abandon her research for now to prepare for another potentially active night of cleansing bad zones. Just as she was putting her chalk sticks and brush away, she heard the door from upstairs creak open. Loud footsteps echoed in the expansive hallways. Then Hez revealed herself from the upper floors and glanced down at Lin.

"Good evening, Hez. Did you sleep well?" Lin asked.

The mute girl nodded and rejoined her partner as she asked, "Was the purifying a little intense for you?"

Hez fiddled her fingers a little and 'replied' in silence. Lin frowned and said, "Sorry for all the stress that put on you. Do you feel any different than yesterday, or do you still feel like yourself?"

Hez 'said' that while she had some blurry vision and was feeling the exhausting aftereffects of an adrenaline rush, she still had her personality intact. Lin always asked this because the purification process was very risky. It directly exposed the healer's mind to someone else's, and mental cross-contamination could occur if they weren't careful. It all depended on the severity and intensity of the negative emotions they were purifying. Lin worried about Hez for the whole day because of this, but it looked like she had nothing to be concerned about anymore.

"Fantastic," Lin smiled. "Let's focus on non-violent zones for tonight just so you can recover. There's enough Oneiros to handle the more dangerous zones if needed."

After getting ready for another night of investigating, Lin and Hez were about to go down the museum's steps when they spotted Alice standing nearby.