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"Oh. Right. Sorry. I tend to do that sometimes. Please forgive me," She went to Tidus but was hesitant to help him.

This was the reaction she'd been hoping for. The moment he had gotten mad, her behavior changed to being extremely wary of him, which meant he would be more difficult to interact with, or at least it would seem that way. She dropped the tube of cream about a foot from Tidus and walked away.

"But since you've decided to be rather aggressive, you can handle yourself," She told him, a laugh hiding in her voice.

That laugh was the only thing that hinted at the game she was playing with him.

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Oh. I'm aware. That's my objective.

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This'll be entertaining.

Yep. I felt like a whole large picture for one emoji I could have done in text. Why not.

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Alice first knelt beside Bartz, taking out the small tube of healing cream and dabbing it onto the injuries. A bit of sand got onto her lab coat and she dusted it off. She finished the task with silent efficiency, not using bandages as the cream she was using, which looked like antibacterial cream, did the job of bandages and sped up the healing process. She did the same for Vaan and Firion but seemingly forgot about Tidus, which she did on purpose. She had noticed that Tidus behaved a bit like 34, and her actions were simply a way of asserting her quiet dominance, the same way she had done for the little girl. She stood and stepped back, giving them space.

"Done," was the only word she said, her voice monotone but gentle at the same time.

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Groan. Hmm... oh. I has an idea that Tidus himself will probably hate. >:}

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Yep. That's just accurate.

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"I should continue my rounds. My friend should- Alice!" Ivan spotted the scientist approaching by her white lab coat, and he waved her over.

Alice approached Ivan, her gaze immediately turning on the four merfolk. She studied their injuries with calculating eyes, displeasure flickering across her face before her expression returned to completely neutral. Despite her years of working with merfolk, she still found the males rather bothersome.

"Do your rounds, Guard. I can deal with this myself," She told Ivan.

Meanwhile...

Emerie watched the scientist leave with a sad, yet dramatic, sigh. As the guard passed, she dared to call out again. This time with a different objective.

"Guard! Do you think I could get something to entertain myself with? A notebook and pencil, perhaps?" This time, the mermaid's tone was gentle and lacked her previous whine.

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"I'm going to assume the whiny one is Tidus? And it's nothing, really. I would have done the same for really anybody. Yes, of course, I can help with your injuries. Well, I can't myself, but I have a friend who can," Ivan responded, fiddling with his radio.

Alice sighed as she heard Ivan's words over the radio. She glanced at 34, deciding to leave the now quiet brat alone. She made her way to the medbay, ignoring the guard's complaints that she wasn't supposed to go in there, dismissing them with a harsh,

"Stand down."

She gathered a few supplies, including bandages, antibiotic cream, etc., and headed to the shore.

Ivan sighed, wondering what was taking Alice so long.

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Rowan watches you silently, nothing in his gaze.

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Yep. Those problems will only increase if he meets Emerie, probs. I'm at a cafe and ppl are looking at me like I'm crazy bc this is already entertaining me and they have no idea why xD