The hospital room was surprisingly cozy for a place meant to treat near-death experiences.
Soft, white walls, dim but warm lighting, and most importantly, four hospital beds lined up side by side, all occupied by a bunch of battered but very alive adventurers.
Creed, Rai, Mia, and Rin all sat in their respective beds, dressed in identical, ridiculously oversized hospital gowns that made them look like a group of escaped asylum patients rather than dangerous rift explorers.
At that moment, the room was filled with laughter; deep, uncontrollable, stomach-hurting laughter.
Mia, in particular, was the loudest, but not because she wanted to be.
No, it was because Creed had just told the worst joke imaginable, and it just so happened to be at her expense.
"I swear, Mia, I thought those vines of yours were trying to help us escape, but honestly? I think they just wanted to hug the monkey instead!"
Creed wheezed, barely able to get the words out through his own laughter.
