Battleworn Insomniac

Battleworn Insomniac
"What's happening...?"
Level No.	1-X
BPM	90
Patient(s)	Insomniac
Other Character(s)	Ian Paige
Pager
Pre-clear	Sword-wielding patient has had chronic tiredness for the past seven years. No medicines have been effective. Rhythmic defibrillation advised.
Post-clear	Patient is full of energy now! Doctors are advised to keep their distance until he stops swinging his sword from excitement.
Ranks
Pass	Beat the level with less than 7 misses
Act 1
← 1-2 Intimate 1-CNY Chinese New Year → 1-XN Super Battleworn Insomniac
"Perfect! Much better!"

Battleworn Insomniac, also known as Oriental Insomniac (1-X) is a level in Rhythm Doctor. The Night Shift version is Super Battleworn Insomniac.

Battleworn Insomniac is the first boss level in the game. It introduces the Insomniac with his Insomniac Beats and Connectifia Abortus.

Synopsis

In a cutscene after Intimate, Paige and Ian explain the Rhythm Doctor Program to the player, but are first interrupted by a cocksure Dr Edega who tells them to submit a report about the Rhythm Doctor program. They are then by an emergency patient, the Insomniac. The player treats the Insomniac through glitches and disruptions caused by the Connectifia Abortus virus. After the level, Paige asks Ian about said glitches, and Ian explains that a strange virus was interrupting the intern's signal. The player moves on to the next ward.

Transcript

	So. We haven't explained the whole "musical doctoring" process yet.
	We kinda pulled you straight into the deep end. Sorry about that.
	Thankfully, you’re a quick learner.
	Ian, do you think you could explain the program? It's more...your thing.
	R-right! The Rhythm Doctor program is a new, experimental healthcare initiative.
	It's a music-based cardiological treatment.
	By listening to the patient's heartbeat and synchronising with it, we can calm the irregularities.
	It's quick, and can save a lot of lives.
	Plus: interns can perform the treatment remotely, there's shorter waiting times, and less work piled on the staff.
	It's a win-win situation.
	That's the idea, at least. As long as all goes well, we can-

[Edega enters]

	...
	Ian, did you finish setting up that remote connection?
	Y-yes, sir, as you can see, our new intern is here and-
	Very good.
	But let's not be overconfident. There's still a lot that both of you should be getting to.
	The shift has only just started. Ensure that every patient is personally seen to.

[Edega starts walking away]

	I imagine I'm not interrupting some sort of "break."
	Not at all, we were just-
	Submit a report about the program by the end of the day.
	...
	Don't mind him, that’s our...well, don't worry about it.
	We should show you around so you can meet the rest of the patients.
	You should be able to shift your video display around the hospital, to...
	H-hold on. Something's happening.
	One of our patients needs help, immediately. That can't be good.

[1-X unlocks]

	You're up, intern.
	Remember, just stay calm and keep counting to seven.
	No matter what happens!

[Interlude 1]

	It looks like something's messing with your connection.
	Could it be...
	...

[Interlude 2]

	Yup. It was the infection.
	Classic case of the wifi-signal-jamming virus.
	Connectifia abortus.
	It's about to come back now, and stronger.
	The most important thing

[Ian cuts off]

Unknown

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	Phew. Great work!
	His heartbeat got really erratic, but it looks like you had it under control.
	Ian, what was all that? Is that supposed to happen?
	N-no. That strange virus was disrupting the intern's signal.
	I-it was even messing with the cardiogram. It should be fixed now, but I'll look into it.
	Just a s-small hiccup in the process. Hopefully it doesn't persist.
	Let's move on, for now.
	Got it.
	Looks like we're done with this set of patients!
	Let's move on to the next ward.

	Either I'm going crazy, or there are TWO sword-swinging dudes walking around.
	I don't get paid enough for this...

Trivia

• If the low health beeps are activated before the first intermission with Ian, morse code will play during said intermission. The morse code spells out "MELON."

• If the virus health bar is not depleted before the song ends, it will loop for a few more bars, fading into static, and a short segment from Samurai Techno can be heard as well.

• A very similar track can be found here https://itch.io/post/256481