The Poison Crisis

Nemrod’s poisoning converts a mysterious injury into an urgent bodily threat and introduces a supernatural rule of recovery.

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A Green Wound

A Green Wound Visible Anomaly Green fluid runs from Nemrod’s sides, and he identifies it as blood. The color makes his injury impossible to explain within ordinary experience. Threat Without Diagnosis Julien can see that Nemrod needs care but cannot identify the cause. Uncertainty surrounds the wound before the word poison appears.

The Unconscious Interval

The Unconscious Interval A Narrow Window Nemrod loses consciousness before Julien can ask how he was injured. Julien treats the wounds while lacking an account of the danger. Mystery Deepens The physical damage appears manageable, but the stranger’s condition may be more serious than the visible cuts. Julien’s care buys time without resolving the cause.

The Diagnosis

The Diagnosis Poison Suspected Nemrod wakes, coughs, and says that he thinks he has been poisoned. He cannot identify who did it or recall the full circumstances. Urgency Rises The danger shifts from a treated wound to a threat moving through his body. Nemrod asks for an immediate and unusual remedy.

The Proposed Cure

The Proposed Cure A Sexual Remedy Nemrod says that the poison must be expelled through sexual release and asks Julien to help. The request makes an intimate act part of the crisis response. Dependence and Doubt Julien has no independent way to verify the claim, but Nemrod presents it as urgent. The rule creates a strange form of trust under pressure.

The Violet Outcome

The Violet Outcome Apparent Recovery Violet fluid appears, and Nemrod says the poison has been expelled. He thanks Julien for saving his life. Threat Temporarily Settled The immediate crisis recedes, but neither the attacker nor the origin of the poison is explained. The remedy resolves the bodily emergency while leaving its larger cause open.

At Nemrod’s arrival on the rooftop

After Nemrod collapses in Julien’s apartment

Shortly after Nemrod wakes

Minutes after Nemrod names the poison

Immediately after Nemrod’s release