From the journal of Patient Sixteen written under the initials of CL, LN, CTL, and JNN dated 14 Feb 2001; voice recorded by Dr. Quirrero
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JULIET WOKE up on a bed with somewhat soft, fluffy, and furry pillows that have the stripes of a zebra with a bright white duvet over her body. She quickly shut her eyes tight as she felt the Littles inside getting hyper and giddy to touch the pillow. Her body did not want to move an inch from the warm comfort, but she doesn't have any other choice but to let go of the pillows her arms and legs are hugging. She opens her eyes, staring blankly at the white ceiling with a black hole painting on it. It lasted for a minute before she hit the realization that she is not in her room. She jolted awake, she doesn't have any idea where she is, and lastly, she is currently in a dissociated state and she is feeling switch-y.
She blinked a couple of times before she gets back to her senses. She immediately roams her eyes around the room which is a mixture of black and white. There were miniatures of several most-visited tourist spots from the well-known countries in Europe and the Middle East that were displayed on the built-in wooden shelf on the wall. Several abstract paintings are neatly displayed on the wall with a specific pattern. But what piques her curiosity is the oversized painting of a man and a woman who are both smiling hung at the center just located above the headboard.
Juliet almost had a panic attack as she realized it was her in the painting, but then she immediately recognized the façade of Damon just right beside her.
Her eyes continue to roam around. Every display looked as if they were all belonged in a museum, especially the pictures that have a frame in a pattern of black and white and are hanged on the wall in contrast to its color. The black hardwood floor is elegant to look at, as well as the plain black and white large curtains.
The panic she felt slows down, her mind registers the fact that she is in Damon's room. She suddenly feels sleepy again, and her strength somehow drained, as if her defenses are crumbling down knowing that she is likely somewhat safe.
"Good morning, love."
Pagod at inaantok na tinignan ni Juliet si Damon. Itinaas niya ang isang kilay bilang kanyang sagot. Damon chuckled dahil sa kanyang inaasta. Lalapit sana ito sa higaan nang pinigilan niya ito sa pamamagitan ng pagtaas ng kanyang kanang kamay. "Diyan ka lang," paos at antok na sabi niya habang nakapikit ang kanyang mga mata dahil sa sobrang antok na nararamdaman. Hindi niya alam kung anong oras umuwi si Catalina kasama ang nobyo nito at ang tanging natatandaan niya lang ay nasa Innerworld siya, nakikipaglaro sa isa sa kanilang mga Little sa balcony, natulog sa kanyang kwarto bago pa man sila patulugin ni Liano, at ngayon nga na pagkagising niya ay siya na ang kumokontrol sa katawan.
