Aureolin had pretty much spent nearly two hours with Myrtle in the examination room. The doctor had already come in and done his examination, taken blood for tests along with a more thorough description of her medical issue right now. The yellow inkling was trying to keep things calm for her teammate.
"But yeah, Linen wound up burning that tree down…" Aureolin finished her story that had received an odd look from Myrtle. She shook her head, the tale of Aureolin and Linen's childhood accident certainly was an odd incident.
"Why am I having such an easy time believing he'd do that?" Myrtle wondered aloud, having a smile, at least from the old story. They then saw the door open. The doctor entered back into the room, being an older man who looked about in his early fifties. He was wearing a white coat and was carrying a file. He also had short blonde tentacles for hair.
"So what did the tests say, Doctor Goldenwood?" Myrtle cut straight to the point, since she was becoming more nervous by the second. He nodded, taking a seat.
"Well, Myrtle, the tests are showing minor kidney failure. We believe that is what resulted in your bloody vomit as well. It's most likely just a side effect of dehydration, but we'd still like to keep you here for the next week to monitor your kidney function," the doctor explained that Myrtle had been suffering from kidney failure which was the main cause behind her side pain. Hopefully it would be reversible.
"A week? But our next round in the Turf War competition is in only a couple of days…" Aureolin stated the big problem. But Myrtle knew she couldn't wait and avoid treatment. She got down from the examination table, knowing the doctor would help get her prepared to be admitted to their upper floor for treatment.
"Don't worry about me. I might get better before that," Myrtle responded to her half friend. Aureolin could only accept to let Myrtle go.
"Thanks again for coming with me," she then said before leaving with Doctor Goldenwood. Aureolin sighed, knowing now she had to inform their teammates about this. It was about time to go meet up with Linen and Folly. Aureolin left the hospital, knowing this was a new mess to clean up on top of the ever building pile. She knew Myrtle pleaded with her not to tell others so they didn't worry, but Aureolin had no choice. They had to figure out what would happen if they were down by one teammate for the competition.
Aureolin had travelled a good distance away from the hospital. She had contacted Linen for directions on where to meet up at. The place he chose was a fast food restaurant called Ink Pawn. The yellow inkling didn't often come to dine at this fast food service. They had a mostly diverse menu, but it all tasted bland for some odd reason. When she entered inside, she saw the all too familiar chess theme to the interior.
"Aure! Over here!" Linen called out from a nearby table. Aureolin smiled, seeing her boyfriend there, sitting at the table, and their leader idly eating fries. Folly didn't seem to care about the lack of taste in the food, though. She came over, greeting her friends while taking a seat alongside them.
"How'd the hospital visit go?" Folly asked, having been told she was the one who went there to get checked up, at least according to her boyfriend. The yellow inkling shook her head.
"I'm fine. It was Myrtle who needed to go there. The doctors admitted her, she isn't allowed to play for a week," she explained. Linen looked relieved that his girlfriend was fine, he was still saddened to hear about Myrtle. Folly looked annoyed.
"Great. Now we're in trouble since we got our next round in the Turf War competition in a few days and our practice fight is tomorrow night," Folly reminded, scanning over their teammates' medical condition with minimal care. They knew their pink leader preferred being objective, but the way he didn't care was a little mean.
"What's going to happen if we're down to three people?" Linen questioned, offering his girlfriend some of his salad. Aureolin turned it down, not feeling hungry.
"Well we will be forced to forfeit. However, there is a one use rule that can permit us a substitute for one match, so we can cancel the practice game and focus on finding a fourth for the match," Folly elaborated on their only option for a plan. Aureolin and Linen looked to one another, aware that this would be a problem. Finding someone who knew what they were doing and making sure they don't botch the match was a bigger issue. It seemed like an impossible task. Everyone was signed up for teams already or had formed their own, and the few who weren't on said teams were most likely not that good in skill.
"You and your girlfriend head to the plaza and see what you two can find," Folly ordered, gaining confused glances from his teammates.
"And what are you going to do?" Linen hissed, not liking his tone. Their leader stood up, beginning to head toward the exit.
"Same thing as you. Call me if ya find someone," he answered, though as he left, the purple inkling realized that their leader had not left his half of the payment for the meal.
"Um… Aure, can you cover the bill on our next date?" Linen nervously asked with a sheepish smile, but his girlfriend had a big grin, having something in mind to do in trade for this.
"Sure, Linny. I'll think of some way you can make up for it," Aureolin laughed mischievously. He hated when she did that, as it only added onto his nervousness. The two left the fast food restaurant to get to the plaza, and do their best at finding available members to substitute.
"We've got six days. That's plenty of time… right?"