[Another bird has flown into the hospital. This one has a strange heartbeat, can you check on it?]
Post-clear
[The bird's owner came by. He seemed nice. Told us to check out his website bitsandbopsgame.com. Also, I think he was a dog? Or maybe a bear? But that can't be right...]
I usually keep them closed, but Paige says the patients need "fresh air." So now this happens.
A-alright, the system detected a strange heartbeat, I guess this is what we're doing now.
If Paige ever tells you "Ian always misses out on the weird stuff," tell her she's super wrong.
Hmm...interesting. The bird has a syncopated beat at the end.
Basically, the seventh pulse comes in a little earlier than you'd expect it to.
Don't worry about the math, you'll get a feel for it in the music.
Let's hear what it sounds like.
I hope that makes sense! Let's practice defibrillating.
If hit too early:
A little too early!
If hit too late:
Oops, a little late!
On hit:
Nice!
G-Great!
Okay! I guess we're helping this bird now.
Who knew that birds had heartbeats different from humans?
Oh, I did!
They're simply fascinating. Birds can have all sorts of heartbeats. Did you know that a hummingbird's heart beats at a speed of-
Hi! I'm sure that's uh, very interesting! But let's go talk about it in the hallway while the intern operates! Good luck intern, byeeeee!
[Level start]:
Look! See? A new bird!
Huh? Never seen this one before.
History
Trivia
The song incorporates the original song of the same name from another rhythm game called Bits & Bops, alongside the two main characters: the Canary and Wren.
This level also features the only official use of syncopation, where a row lasts 6.5 beats instead of the normal 7, cued by a set of arrows on the ECG. This can be combined with the X beats, where the X is overlayed above the arrows.
In a Tiktok video upload by Tempo Lab Games[1], the former version of this level include a yellow tint row event, a common visual cue of syncopation in community.
