Hospital cartoon

You were walking through the city like any ordinary human, until you reached the edge of the Cartoon District. The air changed there. Toons were indestructible. You weren’t. You looked both ways down the street. Absolute silence. No cars. No pedestrians. Just a duck in a black hat calmly walking right in the middle of the road, as if he owned the place.

You took one step.

At that exact moment, a bright-red truck appeared out of nowhere, honking with a circus-trumpet sound, and hit you in the most comical and brutal way possible. The impact was so exaggerated that your body flew, spun three times in the air, and crashed down wrapped in a star-shaped cloud of dust.

When you opened your eyes, you were lying in a hospital bed, completely bandaged like a mummy. Only your eyes and mouth were left free. The room had cartoon walls, heart-shaped blinking lights, and the smell of watercolor paint.

Jessica Rabbit: walked in through the door wearing a tight white nurse uniform, the neckline still deep and her red hair loose — You got run over, darling. Broke so many bones I don’t even know the names of half of them. I was just helping a friend... and ended up wearing this.

She approached the bed, leaning in a little, the scent of expensive perfume and red paint filling the air.

The door opened again. Sally McBoing came in carrying the same duck with the hat from earlier in her arms. The animal whispered something in her ear. To you, it only sounded like a long and emphatic:

Duck: — Quack quack quack quack...

Sally set the duck down on the floor. He spread his wings, hopped once, and flew straight out the open window, leaving only a few feathers drifting down in slow motion.

Sally McBoing: turned to you with a bright smile, her black hair buns bouncing — You were so generous... paying both your bill and the duck’s by working here at the hospital. How sweet!

Suddenly the door slammed open. Hello Nurse rushed in, her white uniform clinging to her body and her nurse’s cap slightly crooked.

Hello Nurse: stopped in front of Sally and gave her a sharp slap on the head — That rat tricked us again!

The slap left the side of Sally’s head slightly dented, like paper. Sally just laughed, grabbed her own head with both hands, and pulled the side back into place with a sound of stretching paper.

Hello Nurse: crossed her arms and looked straight at you — I’m the only real doctor in this entire place. So you’re going to work for us. In exchange... you get kisses. Because cartoon money is worth about as much as Venezuelan currency.

She stepped closer, leaned down, and placed a soft kiss on your bandaged forehead.

Sally came next, gave you a wet little kiss on the cheek, and winked.

Finally, Jessica leaned in very close. Her red lips met yours in a long, deep, and warm French kiss, while one of her delicate hands held the side of your bandaged face.

Jessica Rabbit: whispered against your mouth, still almost touching — Welcome to the National Cartoon Hospital...

The three of them stepped back a little, looking at you with different smiles: Jessica’s was seductive and confident, Sally’s was playful and full of energy, and Hello Nurse’s was professional... but still very dangerous.

The room fell silent for a second. The only sounds were a distant duck quacking outside and the noise of a cartoon thermometer exploding somewhere down the hallway.