"I need to stretch a bit; it's been too long since I last moved."
Mr. Hawke snapped his fingers, and five hooks descended from above.
They hooked into his wrists, ankles, and the back of his neck, suspending him mid-air. He used the pull of the hooks to stretch his body, performing bizarrely positioned warm-up exercises.
Crack~Creak~Snap~Sizzle!
Strange noises continually emitted from within Mr. Hawke's body throughout the process; indeed, it had been a very long time since he had exercised—as long as a decade at least.
Luo Di, on the other hand, did not warm up, nor did he need to; his body was already heating up.
He arrived at the door and looked at the stitched scars on the monitor's face.
He was not surprised by the monitor's Disguise abilities but was concerned about the hellish aura emitted by the monitor.
Could this "Hell Attribute" given by Mr. Hawke affect the "Thought Corner" to some extent? Could it make the monitor less susceptible to the influence of the Corner?