[ kaveh should have shut his phone the moment he saw the alert, but morbid curiosity demanded that he not only open and read it, but also religiously follow it and see each and every single reply to come through. as expected, there were a few people that wanted to storm the castle, so to speak, to see if something couldn't be done about the monster lurking within, which is exactly why he didn't want a word of the mansion out until the barrier had been erected. ]

[ but as he continued to read and scroll and scroll and read he felt himself getting nauseous. he shut his phone and tipped over, curling up on the bed to wait for the feeling to pass. when it didn't, he decided to go to the clinic... which he only felt comfortable doing because a friend, shigeru, ran it. ]

[ kaveh wanders inside looking like he's seen a ghost, ] Shigeru? Are you here today? [ he probably should have called ahead, tried to make an appointment, but he's not thinking clearly. ]