[anon, handwriting a little wobbly]

[madeinthehrl]

Last night I dreamed I saw a painting of a girl holding a man's severed head on a plate. It was hanging from the ceiling of the x-ray room, and there was a little pile of leaves on the floor beneath it.

I haven't seen the painting before, but I know it's from an old story about a girl who danced for a king and asked for the head of a prophet in return. I don't know what kind of tree the leaves came from, though. There wasn't anything in the pile.

Pretty strange, right? I know it's just a dream, but I can't help but wonder if it means something.

Comments

[unsigned but undisguised]

[ninelivesonce]

I might be able to find out what the leaves are.

Re: [unsigned but undisguised]

[madeinthehrl]

I took one with me. It's dried up, though, so it might not tell you much.

[strikeout legible]

[ninelivesonce]

I'll see what I can dig up find out.

Taura

[madeinthehrl]

All right. I'm confined to a wheelchair right now, so I probably won't be out and about later, but if you stop by F9 I can give it to you, if you want it.

[ninelivesonce]

Oh, no, I have my own dreamt I took one too. I just need to -- I'll explain if I get anything useful.

[madeinthehrl]

All right. Let me know, then.

[nobleman]

If you could let me know about the leaves if you find anything out, I'd appreciate it too. I know we don't know each other, but I'm trying to help some friends.

- Guy Cecil

[strikeout legible]

[ninelivesonce]

I'll post on the bulletin if when I find anything out.

[mirrorimage]

Dreams usually mean something.

- Nina

[madeinthehrl]

I'm more curious about what it might mean. Something tells me it's related to the sickness that's been going around, but I can't imagine how.

[anonymous, strikeouts illegible]

[sixth_attack]

So THAT was what the painting was about

[pen taps]

That's a weird story, do you know anymore about it?

Re: [anonymous, strikeouts illegible]

[madeinthehrl]

I know the prophet had been saying things the king disagreed with, and the king had him thrown in prison. And I think the dancing girl was the stepdaughter of the king. But I don't think that helps us at all.

It's a significant story in the Christian religion, for what it's worth.

Re: [anonymous, strikeouts illegible]

[sixth_attack]

She was a dancer? I thought she was a bounty hunter

Ok, I've never heard of any of that before. [pen taps] What about those leaves? Do they have anything to do with that story?

[madeinthehrl]

If they do, I can't remember. I don't remember any leaves in the story, anyway. They might be a separate clue.

[strikeouts illegible]

[sixth_attack]

Crap If that's the case, any ideas on what the leaves might be about? We supposed to eat them or something?

[madeinthehrl]

Maybe the forest outside the institute? It's the first thing I thought of. I don't know what it means in relation to the painting, though. Although--the prophet was named John the Baptist, so maybe the river...

[small arrow drawn to Taura's comment] Anyway, if we can get them identified, it might be one step closer.

[sixth_attack]

A river in the forest, huh? Gotcha! I'll see about finding more about those leaves too!

[purgatio]

"Where is he whose cup of abominations is now full?"

No man should be suffered to raise the dead, but Salome is a whore thrice-damned.

They say that love has a bitter taste, but no matter.

[madeinthehrl]

[pen mark] I guess you know the story too.

[purgatio]

You could wager as much.

At any rate. That picture might less be another clue of the same thing, but yet another option that lead to the same end effect. If you remember the tale, she was given the head as a boon.

[madeinthehrl]

That's a good point. I didn't think of that...

Maybe the leaves point to the location, and the painting tells us what we're supposed to do?

[purgatio]

You forget a third clue. One that's given elsewhere on this board.

There's a shift involved, an evolutionary process. A change. So what's given, in both pictures found in that area of your dream, is a choice.

A removal of the catalyst that changes another, or when the body shifts with the seasons, there's only the answer to stop a man-made-monster. Painting the roses red would mix genres, but it's an appropriate choice.

[madeinthehrl]

Killing someone isn't the same as curing them.

[purgatio]

That's the point, though. The message is if the people cannot be cured the only solution is death.

Which means there may be a time limit involved.

[a little messy]

[madeinthehrl]

I [pen mark] I know that. I know that's what everyone is thinking. But there has to be something else to it. Some way to actually help everyone.

[purgatio]

...You forget where we are. Do you think such a solution, to help everyone will be found in this place? Honestly.

You help who you can. And when you run out of time, you defend the rest if you're able.