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Level No.	7-1
BPM	?
Patient(s)	Mark Booker Edega (Unmentioned, automated)
Pager
Pre-clear	TBA
Post-clear	Patient has relevant medical experience, and should be consulted on the specifics of his care.
Ranks
S	perfect, just like the old days
A	great work, just like the old days
B	TBA
C	TBA
D	TBA
F	TBA
Act 7
← 6-X Boss Fight 2-XN Bitter Times →
Gabe kept this room exactly how we decorated it, huh?

Blurred is a level in Rhythm Doctor. It is also the first and only non-boss level of Act 7.

This level introduces Holdshots and ECG Shortening (only the former is tutorialized), and expands both Mark and Edega's story, by revealing they worked together.

Synopsis

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Transcript

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	Good morning!
	We've been able to keep Mark stable and confortable for a while, but still no progress on his condition.
	Today might be different, though! Ian said something about a new feature for the defibrillator.
	Hopefully this new one will be more effective. Your last treatment didn't seem to solve anything.
	Anyway, what have you been up to?
	...
	Whoops. My reflex to try to make small-talk is unstoppable, apparently.
	I'll just talk about myself, then.
	I saw a movie the other night!
	It's been forever since I've managed to find time to do anything.
	I wanted to go with a friend, but our schedules never line up.
	So I went alone, but... what are the chances, I saw Logan and Hailey there!
	It was cute. Must have been their first date!
	Bizzare movie choice, though. It was one of those prestiege horror flicks, with all the award buzz.
	I had to keep my eyes closed half the time. Hopefully they had more fun!
	Anyway, let's go help Mark, shall we?

	Hi! Before we start, I gotta introduce you to the new defibrillator.
	Check it out, the Rhythm Defibrillator version 0.8.4!
	...
	Okay, so...yeah, it basically looks the same.
	But feel it!!! I swapped them all out to have authentic Japanese arcade buttons!
	They have a new glossy exterior, one millimeter of pushback travel, and are durable for up to five million lifetime presses!
	And, uh...it's also fitted with a new treatment that will save Mr. Booker's life. That too.
	The old defibrillator seemed like it was ineffective at treating his symptoms. It was strange.
	So I came up with this new treatment.
	There's still a lot of research I need to do about how rhythm treatment works, how it can be most effective...
	...but Edega keeps getting me sidetracked with all his demands.
	He keeps pushing me to make it into this perfect "Miracle Defibrillator." It's not very realistic.
	He thinks we're going to be able to "rebuild cells from scratch" or something.
	Speaking of which, you'd think he'd be here to check out the improvements, but I haven't seen him.
[[|640px|class=pixelart]]	...it's probably for the best.
	Oh! I, uh...forgot you were here. Mark, right?
[[|640px|class=pixelart]]	It just means the accommodation I asked for is being honored. At least he can do that right.
[[|640px|class=pixelart]]	Besides, I, uh, prefer the quiet. It's giving me a chance to catch up on my backlog.
[[|640px|class=pixelart]]	Speaking of which...listen, intern. I've been reading up on this "rhythm treatment" stuff.
[[|640px|class=pixelart]]	The principles of it are interesting. I think I have an idea of how you can apply it to my condition.
[[|640px|class=pixelart]]	Let's test it out on myself again.
	Uhh...usually we've got a guy for that, he's like this farmer who-
[[|640px|class=pixelart]]	I'll be getting it in high doses in a minute, I might as well know what I'm getting into.
[[|640px|class=pixelart]]	Now, according to the documentation, you'll see my pulse slide across the screen just like when you've performed "Supraventricular Tachycardia Beats."
	(Where did he...wait, that's just my notebook!)
[[|640px|class=pixelart]]	As with any other "SVT Beat", you'll hear a pulse and defibrillate on the second beat.
[[|640px|class=pixelart]]	Except...when you hear this special cue...
	Zoop!
[[|640px|class=pixelart]]	...you'll hold the beat instead of pressing, up until when the next 'Get' cue would be.
[[|640px|class=pixelart]]	So, to be clear...you're holding the beats, not tapping them. Got it?
[[|640px|class=pixelart]]	It says "If the intern doesn't remember, tell them it's like that time with the buff guy on the old-timey train." That mean anything to you?
[[|640px|class=pixelart]]	Now, as much as I'd love to flip through this cover-to-cover...
	Hey!!!
[[|640px|class=pixelart]]	...let's practice.

[[|640px|class=pixelart]]

That's your cue! Hold the next beat!

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Wow. It's like you were born for this.

[[|640px|class=pixelart]]	Let's try some faster beats, then.
[[|640px|class=pixelart]]	There's a note in here with like a hundred circles around it, it says "DON'T PANIC, JUST FOLLOW THE RHYTHM OF GET AND SET."
[[|640px|class=pixelart]]	But you probably knew that already.
[[|640px|class=pixelart]]	Good luck!

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Well done!

[[|640px|class=pixelart]]	That should be everything you need to know.
	Hey, you forgot what I wrote in the corner!
[[|640px|class=pixelart]]	...the doodle of your MMO character?
	Th-The other thing!
[[|640px|class=pixelart]]	Oh right!
[[|640px|class=pixelart]]	While you're holding a held beat, any beats from other patients nearby will be automatically caught!
[[|640px|class=pixelart]]	So if you see a beat that will overlap with it, just keep holding!
[[|640px|class=pixelart]]	Let's try it!

Some misses:

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Great work, intern! You must be getting paid the big bucks.

[[|640px|class=pixelart]]	Well, that was fun. Here's your notebook back, by the way.
	Thanks. Well...I guess that handles the tutorial?
[[|640px|class=pixelart]]	Hey, am I allowed to read to keep my mind off things while receiving the treatment? I've got a book club meeting coming up.
	Reading would be the most normal thing any patient has done while we've defibrillated.
	Alright, good luck!

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	Imagine my surprise when the new patient wallowing in the dusty old Records Room was Mark Booker!
	I remember him! The kind of guy that would really light this place up with his smile.
	That time between Mark quitting and Ada joining... those were The Dark Ages for sure.
	I was just talking to him this morning and he remembered me too!
	We used to trade books back and forth. He'd make me read some fancy-pants classic literature and I'd make him read some sports history.
	I can't remember a single word of Pligrim's Progress or Don Quixote, but I'll never forget how excited he was to give them to me.
	I wish we could've re-united under happier circumstances, he seems like he's in rough shape. You better fix him up!

Trivia

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