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|preclear= Patients' heartbeats are elevated in stress. Might be caused by Cole Brew participating in a song contest.
|preclear= Patients' heartbeats are elevated in stress. Might be caused by Cole Brew participating in a song contest.
|postclear= placeholder
|postclear= Patients had a heated argument. They seem to both be feeling tense.
|postquote= placeholder
|postquote="I guess that was our first fight, huh?"
|passdesc= Beat the level with less than ? misses
|passdesc= Beat the level with less than ? misses
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This is the seventh boss level in the game and the last level before the Finale. It is the first level to introduce multiple windows to the Window Dance mechanic and to introduce 7/8 time in oneshots/SVT beats. It is unlocked after beating [[Blurred]].
This is the seventh boss level in the game and the last level before the Finale. It is the first level to introduce multiple windows to the Window Dance mechanic and to introduce 7/8 time in oneshots/SVT beats. It is unlocked after beating [[Blurred]].
== Transcript ==
<tabber>
|-|Before Clear=
{|
|{{Sprite/Cole|expr=laptop}}
|Hey, intern. Think you can get my heartrate under control?
|-
|{{Sprite/Cole|expr=laptop}}
|I'm crunching hard on a deadline for the Neon Radio Song Contest.
|-
|{{Sprite/Cole|expr=laptop}}
|Whoever wins is gonna get a lot of eyeballs on their work and...ow...the chest pain isn't helping.
|-
|{{Sprite/Cole|expr=laptop}}
|Up until now I feel like I've just been posting songs into the void, barely getting noticed.
|-
|{{Sprite/Cole|expr=laptop}}
|Sometimes it feels like it's time to give up, stop chasing this whole dream, go "get a real job."
|-
|{{Sprite/Cole|expr=laptop}}
|But this is finally my chance! It's within reach, I just have to stay focused to beat this deadline!
|-
|}
|-|Dialogue=
''[Interlude]''
{|
|{{Sprite/Cole|expr=texting}}
|I'm in the semifinals for the contest now, so I'm going to be busy.
|-
|{{Sprite/Nicole|expr=stir}}
|What contest? You never told me you were in a contest...
|-
|{{Sprite/Cole|expr=texting}}
|I can't hang out for a while, but you can text me.
|-
|}<br>
''[Break]''
{|
|{{Sprite/Nicole|expr=upset}}
|There you are. Why aren't you in your room?
|-
|{{Sprite/Cole|expr=upset}}
|I was just taking a little walk to stretch my legs. Why?
|-
|{{Sprite/Nicole|expr=upset}}
|Well, every time I try to see you, you make a huge deal of needing "no distractions".
|-
|{{Sprite/Cole|expr=upset}}
|Yeah. And...?
|-
|{{Sprite/Cole|expr=texting}}
|We have to make a new song for each round of the contest.
|-
|{{Sprite/Nicole|expr=upset}}
|You have time for a walk, but can't drop by the cafe for a minute? Do you still like me?
|-
|{{Sprite/Cole}}
|Can we not?
|-
|{{Sprite/Cole|expr=dramatic}}
|I thought you'd be happy for me. I even wrote the song about you!
|}
|-|After Clear=
{|
|{{Sprite/Cole}}
|Thanks, intern. I feel like I was about to pop a blood vessel or something.
|-
|{{Sprite/Cole}}
|I need to get back to work if I want to finish this thing before the contest deadline.
|-
|{{Sprite/Cole|expr=dramatic}}
|So, uh...tell Nicole she can still text me. I probably won't check it until later though.
|-
|{{Sprite/Cole|expr=dramatic}}
|I need to, you know, actually get work done.
|-
|{{Sprite/Nicole|expr=upset}}
|...I'm standing right here.
|-
|{{Sprite/Cole|expr=dramatic}}
|After that, tell her I'm not, like, "mad" or anything. I just didn't know this relationship was going to be so..."high maintenance".
|-
|{{Sprite/Cole|expr=dramatic}}
|I gotta go. Catch you later.
|-
|{{Sprite/Nicole|expr=upset}}
|...seriously?
|-
|{{Sprite/Nicole|expr=upset}}
|...did you see that, intern?
|-
|{{Sprite/Nicole|expr=upset}}
|He acts so innocent, but he can be just as passive-aggressive as anyone else when he's in a bad mood.
|-
|{{Sprite/Nicole|expr=upset}}
|No different than anyone else I've dated. Go figure.
|-
|{{Sprite/Nicole|expr=stir}}
|But, anyway, thanks for helping me out with my heartrate. I feel like it was through the roof.
|-
|{{Sprite/Nicole|expr=stir}}
|So, uh...tell Cole he can still text me. I wasn't trying to step on his creativity or his dreams or whatever he thinks I was doing.
|-
|{{Sprite/Nicole|expr=stir}}
|After all the songs we've written together...I just don't get why I wasn't allowed to be part of it. We could've entered the contest as a team, working together.
|-
|{{Sprite/Nicole|expr=stir}}
|Whatever. He's being weird. And trying to make me look like a jerk.
|-
|{{Sprite/Nicole|expr=stir}}
|See you around, intern.
|}
''6-X Completed:''
{|
|{{Sprite/Ian|expr=tired}}
|Phew! Okay. I'm back.
|-
|{{Sprite/Ian}}
|How was the rehab meeting? Hopefully it went smooth, I really don't have time to be checking in on them.
|-
|{{Sprite/Ian}}
|I thought the Rhythm Nurses would help with running tests and checking in on all the rooms...
|-
|{{Sprite/Ian}}
|...but now patients keep coming to me with complaints about how the robots get stuck in the doorways.
|-
|{{Sprite/Ian|expr=explaining}}
|And since they keep running in and out of the rooms to find me, it triggers the Rhythm Security Guards' sensors!
|-
|{{Sprite/Ian}}
|So then I have to explain to the security that it's okay for patients to move around, and...well...
|-
|{{Sprite/Ian|expr=explaining}}
|Well, whatever! I don't even have time to figure that out because Lucky wants an update on his recovery schedule, and Mrs Stevenson too.
|-
|{{Sprite/Ian|expr=explaining}}
|Plus I still need to look into the virus so I can finish work on my...on my...
|-
|{{Sprite/Ian|expr=dizzy}}
|Phew. I, uh...I think I need to take a breather for a second. My head is getting hot.
|-
|{{Sprite/Ian|expr=tired}}
|I'm going to step outside to get some air. C-Can you come too?
|}
''6-X Missed:''
{|
|placeholder
|}
|-|Janitor=
{|
|{{Sprite/Janitor}}
|This is a placeholder.
|}
</tabber>


== Lyrics ==
== Lyrics ==
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<poem style="background-color: #faf7ed; padding: 1em;">
<poem style="background-color: #faf7ed; padding: 1em;">
[Refrain]
[Refrain]
All the bitter, bitterness
(All the bitter, bitterness)
All the bitter, bitter times
(All the bitter, bitter times)
All the bitter, bitterness
(All the bitter, bitterness)
All the bitter, bitter times
(All the bitter, bitter times)


[Verse 1 - '''Nicole''', ''Cole'', Both]
[Verse 1 - '''Nicole''', ''Cole'', Both]
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[Refrain]
[Refrain]
All the bitter, bitterness
(All the bitter, bitterness)
All the bitter, bitter times
(All the bitter, bitter times)
All the bitter, bitterness
(All the bitter, bitterness)
All the bitter, bitter times
(All the bitter, bitter times)
All the bitter, bitterness
(All the bitter, bitterness)
All the bitter, bitter times
(All the bitter, bitter times)


[Verse 2 - '''Nicole''', ''Cole'', Both]
[Verse 2 - '''Nicole''', ''Cole'', Both]
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And turn and whine, when can we stop
And turn and whine, when can we stop


[Outro]
[Outro, in unison]
''I finally said I was sorry, what more do you want? Tell me''
(''I finally said I was sorry, what more do you want? Tell me''
'''If all you say is how you're sorry, go and write your songs and leave me'''
'''If all you say is how you're sorry, go and write your songs and leave me''')
''I finally said I was sorry, what more do you want? Tell me''
(''I finally said I was sorry, what more do you want? Tell me''
'''If all you say is how you're sorry, go and write your songs and leave me'''
'''If all you say is how you're sorry, go and write your songs and leave me''')
''I finally said I was sorry, what more do you want?''
(''I finally said I was sorry, what more do you want?''
'''If all you say is how you're sorry, go and write your songs'''
'''If all you say is how you're sorry, go and write your songs''')


</poem>
</poem>
</tabber>
</tabber>
== Trivia ==
* Bitter Times is the second boss stage to be part of an act other than what it represents, after [[Super Battleworn Insomniac]].
** However, Bitter Times is the only boss stage (or night shift of a boss stage) that is not the final level of an act, as it is presented as the second level of Act 7, while [[Miracle Defibrillator]] is the final level.
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Latest revision as of 20:07, 15 December 2025

Bitter Times
Screenshot of the level Bitter Times
"Please don't turn this into an argument."
Level No.2-XN
BPM95
Patient(s)
Pager
Pre-clearPatients' heartbeats are elevated in stress. Might be caused by Cole Brew participating in a song contest.
Post-clearPatients had a heated argument. They seem to both be feeling tense.
Ranks
PassBeat the level with less than ? misses
Act 2 Night
← 7-1 Blurred 7-X Miracle Defibrillator →
2-X All The Times
"I guess that was our first fight, huh?"

Bitter Times is a level in Rhythm Doctor. It is the Night Shift version of All The Times.


This is the seventh boss level in the game and the last level before the Finale. It is the first level to introduce multiple windows to the Window Dance mechanic and to introduce 7/8 time in oneshots/SVT beats. It is unlocked after beating Blurred.

Transcript

ColeSpriteS2.png Hey, intern. Think you can get my heartrate under control?
ColeSpriteS2.png I'm crunching hard on a deadline for the Neon Radio Song Contest.
ColeSpriteS2.png Whoever wins is gonna get a lot of eyeballs on their work and...ow...the chest pain isn't helping.
ColeSpriteS2.png Up until now I feel like I've just been posting songs into the void, barely getting noticed.
ColeSpriteS2.png Sometimes it feels like it's time to give up, stop chasing this whole dream, go "get a real job."
ColeSpriteS2.png But this is finally my chance! It's within reach, I just have to stay focused to beat this deadline!
[Interlude]
ColeSpriteS2.png I'm in the semifinals for the contest now, so I'm going to be busy.
NicoleSpriteS3.png What contest? You never told me you were in a contest...
ColeSpriteS2.png I can't hang out for a while, but you can text me.

[Break]

NicoleSpriteS3.png There you are. Why aren't you in your room?
ColeSpriteS2.png I was just taking a little walk to stretch my legs. Why?
NicoleSpriteS3.png Well, every time I try to see you, you make a huge deal of needing "no distractions".
ColeSpriteS2.png Yeah. And...?
ColeSpriteS2.png We have to make a new song for each round of the contest.
NicoleSpriteS3.png You have time for a walk, but can't drop by the cafe for a minute? Do you still like me?
ColeSpriteS2.png Can we not?
ColeSpriteS2.png I thought you'd be happy for me. I even wrote the song about you!
ColeSpriteS2.png Thanks, intern. I feel like I was about to pop a blood vessel or something.
ColeSpriteS2.png I need to get back to work if I want to finish this thing before the contest deadline.
ColeSpriteS2.png So, uh...tell Nicole she can still text me. I probably won't check it until later though.
ColeSpriteS2.png I need to, you know, actually get work done.
NicoleSpriteS3.png ...I'm standing right here.
ColeSpriteS2.png After that, tell her I'm not, like, "mad" or anything. I just didn't know this relationship was going to be so..."high maintenance".
ColeSpriteS2.png I gotta go. Catch you later.
NicoleSpriteS3.png ...seriously?
NicoleSpriteS3.png ...did you see that, intern?
NicoleSpriteS3.png He acts so innocent, but he can be just as passive-aggressive as anyone else when he's in a bad mood.
NicoleSpriteS3.png No different than anyone else I've dated. Go figure.
NicoleSpriteS3.png But, anyway, thanks for helping me out with my heartrate. I feel like it was through the roof.
NicoleSpriteS3.png So, uh...tell Cole he can still text me. I wasn't trying to step on his creativity or his dreams or whatever he thinks I was doing.
NicoleSpriteS3.png After all the songs we've written together...I just don't get why I wasn't allowed to be part of it. We could've entered the contest as a team, working together.
NicoleSpriteS3.png Whatever. He's being weird. And trying to make me look like a jerk.
NicoleSpriteS3.png See you around, intern.

6-X Completed:

IanSpriteS.png Phew! Okay. I'm back.
IanSpriteS.png How was the rehab meeting? Hopefully it went smooth, I really don't have time to be checking in on them.
IanSpriteS.png I thought the Rhythm Nurses would help with running tests and checking in on all the rooms...
IanSpriteS.png ...but now patients keep coming to me with complaints about how the robots get stuck in the doorways.
IanSpriteS.png And since they keep running in and out of the rooms to find me, it triggers the Rhythm Security Guards' sensors!
IanSpriteS.png So then I have to explain to the security that it's okay for patients to move around, and...well...
IanSpriteS.png Well, whatever! I don't even have time to figure that out because Lucky wants an update on his recovery schedule, and Mrs Stevenson too.
IanSpriteS.png Plus I still need to look into the virus so I can finish work on my...on my...
IanSpriteS.png Phew. I, uh...I think I need to take a breather for a second. My head is getting hot.
IanSpriteS.png I'm going to step outside to get some air. C-Can you come too?

6-X Missed:

placeholder
JanitorSmol.png This is a placeholder.

Lyrics

[Refrain]
(All the bitter, bitterness)
(All the bitter, bitter times)
(All the bitter, bitterness)
(All the bitter, bitter times)

[Verse 1 - Nicole, Cole, Both]
All the times that I've tried
Still can't get through to you
All the times, you and me
Our love goes wordlessly

All we do is write songs
Songs catch what words can't say
Can't say I've found the perfect one

Turns out we're a perfect pair
Turns out love is never fair
I'm craving much more of you

[Chorus]
Still I'm holding on
Our love is stronger than this
Our love is strong
I'm holding on 'till it's better

[Refrain]
(All the bitter, bitterness)
(All the bitter, bitter times)
(All the bitter, bitterness)
(All the bitter, bitter times)
(All the bitter, bitterness)
(All the bitter, bitter times)

[Verse 2 - Nicole, Cole, Both]
Just a muse, to be used
Just when you need me
That's not true, I love you
Give me a chance and see

But you're never really here
I can't focus when you're near
Could not care less if you write more (Care less and just write more)

You know how much this means to me
Please sort out your priorities
When did our love get so bittersweet?

[Chorus]
Still I'm holding on
Our love is stronger than this
Our love is strong
I'm holding on 'till it's better

[Instrumental Break]

You always need to be right
You always make it a fight
We're never going far
If this is what you really are

You tell me you're fine
And turn and whine, when will it stop

You tell me you're fine
And turn and whine, when can we stop

[Outro, in unison]
(I finally said I was sorry, what more do you want? Tell me
If all you say is how you're sorry, go and write your songs and leave me)
(I finally said I was sorry, what more do you want? Tell me
If all you say is how you're sorry, go and write your songs and leave me)
(I finally said I was sorry, what more do you want?
If all you say is how you're sorry, go and write your songs)

Trivia

  • Bitter Times is the second boss stage to be part of an act other than what it represents, after Super Battleworn Insomniac.
    • However, Bitter Times is the only boss stage (or night shift of a boss stage) that is not the final level of an act, as it is presented as the second level of Act 7, while Miracle Defibrillator is the final level.


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