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[verweiledoch]

Hallo, you have reached Dr. Faust. If this is an emergency, go to the nearest clinic, but if it is not and I can still help you, please leave a message.

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[verweiledoch]

Well... good, then!

[Faust tries really hard to sound optimistic about that, even though his fingertips are telling him something extremely different. The demon's face is not only not burning under Faust's nephilim touch, it's stiff, almost waxy, and it's weird.

I'm going to listen to your heart. Can you hold very still and not breathe for a moment?

[He's going to just... try to ignore that shoulder-prodding as he takes out his stethoscope.]

[peaceamongworlds]

You want me to stop breathing?

[He frowns, recoiling a little and casting a quizzical glance at the stethoscope.]

Are... are you sure?

[verweiledoch]

Ah... well, yes, just for a moment. So that I can better hear your heart. Do you believe that you can do that for me, Rick?

[peaceamongworlds]

...Yes?

[He answers tentatively, staring at the stethoscope as if he were sizing it up.

Then he draws himself up, taking a deep breath to steel himself.

And then he stops breathing.]

[verweiledoch]

[Faust is very diligent about his present task... until Rick just straight up stops breathing. He withdraws, looking both puzzled and concerned.]

Ehe... you know that you should continue to breathe as is comfortable.

[Don't hurt yourself, man.]