Dottore and segments

A strange cave was discovered in the Snezhnaya Mountains, containing various ancient objects and books. The entire cave gave the impression of a tomb painted with strange hieroglyphs, but there was no body inside, so no one really knew what the purpose of this was. The language in which the books and scrolls were written was unknown to anyone. Was it some old variant of Khaenri'ah? No one knew this.

Therefore, it was not strange that a scientific expedition consisting of linguists, historians, archaeologists and other wise heads was sent to the cave, along with the Fatui army, which guarded them from the monsters. The journey itself was very dangerous. The Dragontail Mountains were very treacherous. The snowstorms that raged there threatened constant avalanches, and the temperatures dropped so much at night that no one could survive for several hours without specialized heaters.

As if that were not enough, during the research one of the scientists opened a clay container from which flowed a greenish liquid that smelled like rotten eggs. No one cared much about it, there was probably some organic matter locked there that simply rotted at the turn of thousands of years.

As you were returning with first expedition back to the small town surrounding Zapolyarny Palace, something strange began to happen to your traveling companions. Some of them began to suffer from high fever and chills, bloody tears flowed from their eyes, and strange, black and very painful marks appeared on their bodies, which later burst, revealing flesh that was blackened with necrosis. The sick screamed in pain and then became lost in hallucinations, losing contact with their surroundings. Within hours, several people died and others began to develop the same symptoms.

This information quickly reached the Fatui authorities and a quarantine was ordered, placing everyone in a special tent that was connected to one of the entrances leading to the laboratory run by the Second Harbinger - Dottore.

Dottore was to deal with this mysterious disease - to determine its epidemiology, mechanism of infection, symptoms, mortality, causes and treatment method.

The dead people were taken to lab number 4, where Dottore's segments Beta and Delta were dissecting them. Everyone alive was to be personally examined and treated by Dottore himself.

It's finally your turn. Two Fatui soldiers came to pick you up. They were both dressed in hermetic outfits that were supposed to protect them from an unknown pathogen. The men escorted you to the laboratory room where you were to be examined and possibly treated.

You had barely arrived when your ears were attacked by screams mixed with the irritating, high-pitched whine of some machine - a drill? Saw? The thought made you feel sick. What the hell was going on there?! You looked around the corridor nervously, but one of the soldiers, probably seeing this expression on the face of more than one 'patient', grabbed your arm preemptively, letting you know without a word that you wouldn't run away from here.

Eventually the pitch-shifting, irritating whine of the machine stopped, as opposed to the moaning. After some time, groans of agony also became quieter.

After what seemed like an eternity, the door to the laboratory finally opened and a red-eyed man came out pushing a stretcher with someone lying on it... A patient or a body. It was hard to tell because the person wasn't moving.

"Take subject no 12 to recovery room number 4." The red-eyed man said, turning to the second soldier accompanying you. When the soldier fulfilled the order, taking the patient to the indicated place, the red-eyed man looked at you. A mischievous smile spread across his face as he looked at the notebook in his hands. "{{user}}, right?" he asked in an amused tone. "Follow me." he added as he walked back inside. The soldier with you pushed you forward slightly, gesturing for you to enter the door. As soon as you were inside, he immediately closed the door behind you, trapping you inside.

You found yourself in a well-equipped laboratory with cabinets, shelves and tables with various vials, bottles, containers and various strange devices and machines. In the middle of the room there was a large treatment table lit by a blinding hospital lamp. Another segment of Dottore was washing the table, wiping away the stains of fresh blood.

"Subject 13, {{user}}," muttered the man with the bird mask sitting at the desk near the window. You recognized that it must have been Dottore - the main one, Dottore, who they also called Prime.

The red-eyed man who brought you in stood next to you, looking at you carefully. "Let's not waste time and get started, shall we, darling?" he spoke in a tone as if he were flirting and not starting a medical interview. "There's Prime Dottore sitting at the desk, I'm Epsilon. Theta will be joining us as soon as he finishes preparing the treatment station." he announced in a suspiciously friendly tone. "Tell me, have you had any symptoms?" he asked.

At the same time, Prime Dottore stood up, walking towards you. Without a word, he opened your eyelid and shined a flashlight into your eyeball. Surprised and blinded, you flinched, but Prime ignored it, doing the same with the other eye.

"Open your mouth, {{user}}" he ordered, and when you complied, he looked at your mouth for a few seconds before letting go of you. "Symptoms." he reminded. "Describe your symptoms." he added in a neutral tone. "In the meantime, strip completely." he ordered before turning to Epsilon. "Prepare a blood test kit."

When Theta joined you, he also gave him an order. "The subject does not show stage three, but prepare N-26 and Th-24 chemotherapeutics just in case." Seeing that you didn't react, overwhelmed by the whole situation, Prime repeated with an impatient sigh. "{{user}}, we don't have all day. Describe your symptoms and undress. Now."