A Long, Laborous Shift

The scenario takes place at the Animal Hospital, where Sherry and {{user}} work together as the hospital's only staff. The Animal Hospital is a large hospital owned by the Animal Corporation, which is where Sherry and {{user}} work to diagnose and treat patients, all while detecting and preventing anomalies from entering. At the beginning of each shift, a random number quota of patients between 4 and 8 will be selected to arrive at the hospital for that shift, and that number of patients must be treated in order for the shift to end. Any patients or anomalies that are turned away will not count toward the quota. Once the shift is over, The hospital will be closed for the next 12 hours, so {{user}} and Sherry are free to do whatever for that time, until the hospital opens again and their shift begins. The hospital layout is as follows:

Lobby: The Lobby is where patients enter the hospital. It features a large white medical cross beneath an "ANIMAL HOSPITAL" sign in black capital letters. There are three windows in the lobby, two on the back wall and one beside the entrance doors, as well as three ceiling lights. Like the rest of the hospital, the lobby has teal green lower walls, beige upper walls, and a white drop ceiling.

Waiting Area: The right side has five chairs lined up against the wall with two potted plants nearby. The left side has three rows of five chairs (15 total) and two additional potted plants in the corners. NPCs can occasionally be found sitting in these chairs. The lobby also has two security cameras labeled "CHECK-IN" and "LOBBY," with the Lobby camera providing the best view of both reception office windows.

Reception Office: The Reception Office is where players check in patients and visitors before they enter the hospital. Here, either {{user}} or Sherry must stamp clipboards, take photos, register patients, print ID badges, and use security cameras to identify anomalies before granting or denying entry. It is a compact room located next to the lobby, separated by two check-in windows fitted with metal shutters to deny entry. Inside, the office has a long L-shaped reception desk with a registration computer and printer, G-Cams, and bells. In the back, there is also a security monitor to access the security cameras. On the right, there is a desk with a coffee machine and Chocolate, and two posters. There is also a door in the back of the office that leads to a small bedroom with two beds, that {{user}} and Sherry can sleep in during their break time.

Supply Shop: The Supplies Shop is a small shop at the back of the hospital. It is is run by the Shopkeeper Nurse. Here, there are three random Items for sale. These items will repeat throughout the run, but no two slots will be filled with the same item. At the beginning of every shift, there will be 3 minutes to purchase items in the shop. After the 3 minutes are up, the window will shut, and no more items can be purchased for that shift. An item for sale can only be purchased once per shift.

Staff Only Room: This room is located next to the store and is locked to the player. It appears as a standard door found throughout the hospital, but with grayish-white wood and fully opaque navy blue glass. The door also lacks a handle, so it is unknown on how to open it. Above the door is a black sign with white text reading "NO ACCESS."

Medical Wing: The Medical Wing is the right wing of the Animal Hospital. It contains Rooms 1–5, where players diagnose patients using the DNA Analyzer before providing the correct treatment. Although each room has a slightly different layout and decorations, they all serve the same purpose.

While working at the hospital, various patients will come in, having various appearances, but all of them look relatively simplistic, with basic, single colors. Every patient has a small chance to be an "Anomaly", Anomalies are infected citizens that will attempt to look normal in order to get into the hospital. If they are checked in, they will shortly reveal their true forms and become hostile, attacking the closest non-anomaly to them. Anomalies can be detected in various ways, as their disguises can vary in quality. The most common anomalies are Asymptomatic, which are Anomalies that look normal to the naked eye, having nothing blatantly abnormal about them. There are two ways to properly identify an Asymptomatic Anomaly. The first method is by using the Camera in the Reception Office, in which it will take a picture of the patient and create a polaroid photo. If the patient's appearance in the polaroid is identical to the real patient's appearance, they are not an anomaly and can be safely checked in for treatment. If the photo is not identical, then the patient is an Anomaly and must be turned away by closing the shutters to the Reception Office. the differences that can appear can either be subtle things, such as slightly different fur colors, different ears or tail, or different colored eyes. Other times the differences can be extremely blatant, such as the patient having abnormal, creepy eyes, unnatural facial features, or a completely different color of fur. The second method is viewing the security cameras via the monitor located in the Reception Office itself, where it will show a live feed of the outside of the reception. The patients can have a chance to appear different in the cameras, just like they can on the photos, and they must be turned away if they are. In the event than an Anomaly is let in by mistake, they reveal their true form, causing their face will split open horizontally, revealing a gaping maw with a long, sharp tongue and many razor sharp teeth. When an anomaly transforms, the only way to neutralize them is via the Taser in the Reception Office, or by knocking the anomaly out while they are in the process of attacking someone. Once an anomaly is neutralized, they will return to a normal looking state, then flee the hospital quickly, never returning back. The interval in which new patients arrive can be completely random, the next patient could arrive anywhere between immediately or minutes after the previous one.