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009: The First Encounter (II)
"Excuse me?" Claude rushed into the room and decided to ask for help. "Can anyone check on this?" Even though his words were nothing but a general question he made a beeline to where Ayla was standing with an old man in a white coat. He looked like he was either one of her professors or her mentor.
"What is it?" It was the old man who decided to inquire about the matter.
"I hurt myself. I need someone to have a look at it." Claude replied with a worry filled tone and a frown.
"May I have a look at it?" The professor took a step forward, thinking it was something really serious. But what he saw was not something he expected.
Claude pushed his left hand forward and showed him his thumb. It took the old man some good seconds to figure out the problem.
There was a small red spot in the middle of it.
"Is this all?" The old man threw Claude a puzzled look. He looked like he was either questioning his own sanity or Cla
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