Wearing his Plague Doctor Mask, Lynn fought to suppress the corners of his mouth as they threatened to curl wildly upward. He cleared his throat and spoke hoarsely in the language of the Dark World:
"Little girl, why aren't you staying home like a good girl? What are you doing up here?"
Blood Doll grinned gleefully, the bells around her ankles jingling.
"To have a nice big meal, of course! Heeheehee!"
She skipped a few circles around Lynn as though she had spotted a toy she liked, then said with a smile:
"Big brother, my doll seems really scared of you. Are Night Doctors something really terrifying? Heehee."
Lynn finally failed to keep the corners of his mouth from lifting and said:
"No, that's just a misunderstanding people have about us. We Night Doctors are very kind, especially to our patients. We always do our best to make sure our patients live happy lives."
[Ding! Rag Doll's sanity value -10] [Ding! Rag Doll's sanity value -10]
The Rag Doll in Blood Doll's arms clutched its head with an (ΩДΩ) expression, shaking its head desperately and frantically pointing back the way they had come. But clearly, none of that worked on the supremely confident Blood Doll.
She hasn't had a proper beating from the real world yet!
You silly child! Run!
Blood Doll stopped and looked up at the sinister Plague Doctor Mask. A vicious expression crossed her face as she tilted her head and smiled with narrowed eyes:
"What an annoying thing to say. I heard that same nasty tone from one utterly evil doctor, too!"
Lynn struggled to hold back his laughter and rasped:
"Oh? Someone else said the same thing as me?"
Blood Doll raised her chin and sneered. "That's right! But do you want to