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"Actually, I'd like to go with you. I want to know what happens right away."
>"Uh.. Is that alright?"
>"Hell if I know. Let's go."
>"Alright, come on."
They exit their office and walk with me to doctor Braun's house, where the two men are standing the doorway. They seem a little shocked by the police officer's arrival, or perhaps it's just the shotgun the mouse, Bramstone, is carrying.
The bear, Bickles, nods to them.
>Bickles: "Good morning, gentlemen. Are you the folks from the USA?"
>Price: "Uhm, yes. Yes, we are. What can I do for you, officer?"
>Bickles: "May I see your identification?"
>Price: "Oh, yes, of course."
He takes a stack of papers from one of his pockets, flipping through them, then handing the policeman one of them as his associate does the same.
Bickles looks them over carefully.
>Bickles: "Well, that checks out fine. Now, could you tell me what exactly your business is here?"
>Price: "Certainly. Me and doctor Bloch were on the mainland investigating a few ruins, uhm, for recreation, when we visited the university to see a few of Bloch's friends. There one of the professors asked me if we heard of the boy's affliction in the USA. Well, we have, so we have come over here to help him."
>Bickles: "Hm-hm. And what will you do?"
>Price: "Well, our main concern now is his immediate health. Of course studying his affliction will be of great importance in case it turns up again, but that can come later. We must get him to the hospital right away."
>Bickles: "And that has to happen now? He can not check himself in?"
>Price: "We don't know how long he has left, officer. Time is of the essence."
He then lowers his voice, unaware that I can still hear them.
>Price: "Truthfully speaking, officer, his brain might be damaged. He can form a danger to himself and his surroundings. It'd be a bad idea not to sedate him, let alone to let him wander around alone."
>Bickles: "Hm-hm. I see. Doctor Braun, what do you think?"
>Braun: "Yes, well, it would be a bad idea to take any risks. I thought that they were making it up, but it turns out to have been a misunderstanding. The condition is extremely rare, so I don't know anything about it."
>Bickles: "Hmm. What do you think, Bramstone?"
>Bramstone: "Well, we best get him out of town quickly then. I don't want him causing trouble."
Bickles nods thoughtfully.
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