"What’s that sound?" Michelle Fuller stood before the sink, a piercing scream suddenly reaching her ears. She furrowed her brows in suspicion. ’Why does that sound so much like Sean’s voice?’
She quickly turned off the faucet, ran to the men’s restroom door, and shouted, "Sean, was that you screaming just now?"
"Sis... Sis!" Sean Fuller’s voice trembled as he cried out. "WAAAAH, Sis... Go get Renee to save me! There’s a snake in the bathroom..."
"Ah!" The color drained from Michelle Fuller’s face. "Sean, don’t be scared," she said nervously. "I’ll go get Renee right now."
"O-Okay, q-quick... go quickly..."
Michelle Fuller was wearing stilettos, but she ran as if she were in sneakers.
She sprinted, shouting as she went, "Renee! Renee, help!"
Unfortunately, the theater was too well soundproofed, and Renee Jennings didn’t hear her cries.
Michelle Fuller charged to the theater door, shoved the solid wood door open, and yelled in a panic, "Renee, hurry and save Sean!"
Renee Jennings turned off the sound system and frowned. "Michelle, what happened?"
"Renee, save Sean! There’s a snake in the bathroom!" Michelle Fuller was sweating profusely from anxiety, her voice on the verge of tears.
Charles Lockwood frowned. "How could there be a snake here?"
Renee Jennings was already on her feet and heading for the door.
Sylvia Brooks quickly followed her out.
"Should I call the fire department?" Charles Lockwood asked as he walked.
He knew Renee Jennings was an animal streamer, but he wasn’t sure if she could handle a snake.
Renee Jennings strode ahead and replied, "Not for now."
"Okay." Charles Lockwood put his phone down.
The group arrived at the men’s restroom. As soon as they entered, they saw Sean Fuller with his hands raised in surrender.
Looking down, they saw a grayish-brown snake in an attack posture.
’What kind of snake is this?’
System 009’s voice chimed in at the perfect moment: [Miss Jennings, this is a Black Mamba, commonly known as "black lightning." A bitten victim can die within an hour, or even just a few minutes.]
"A venomous snake." Renee Jennings frowned, a grave expression appearing on her fair face.
Charles Lockwood’s expression was just as grim. He was completely baffled.
’How could a venomous snake appear in a private theater?’
Michelle Fuller was so worried that tears started to well up. She choked out, "Sean, did it bite you?"
"No..." Sean Fuller’s entire body was rigid. He didn’t even dare to breathe too deeply.
He was so glad he’d only spotted the snake after he finished peeing. Otherwise, he probably would have wet his pants by now.
Hearing he wasn’t bitten, Michelle Fuller let out a small sigh of relief.
The Black Mamba was originally facing Sean Fuller. Hearing the noise, its body slowly turned toward the door, warily eyeing the humans who had suddenly appeared.
It seemed to catch a peculiar scent, and its gaze fixed on Renee Jennings, a flash of confusion in its round, brownish eyes.
’This human... why does she smell like one of us?’
Renee Jennings met the Black Mamba’s gaze and raised an eyebrow. "Hi, little snake. Are you a boy or a girl?"
"HISS~" The Black Mamba didn’t quite understand. "What is a boy or a girl?"
Renee Jennings chuckled. "Are you male or female?"
"HISS~ Female."
"What a coincidence. Me too."
The Black Mamba’s eyes grew even more confused. "HISS? Then why don’t you look much like a snake?"
Renee Jennings: "Maybe I grew up crooked."
"HISS~ How pitiful." The Black Mamba looked at her sympathetically.
"It is," Renee Jennings said. "Will you look down on me? Will you refuse to play with me because I’m crooked?"
"HISS~ Of course not." The Black Mamba shook its head.
Renee Jennings smiled faintly. "Thanks, you’re so nice."
’Looks like this is a gentle venomous snake.’
"Can you tell me why you’re here?" she asked.
Black Mamba: "HISS~ Snake wants to know that too. Why did that male human bring Snake here?"
It had been perfectly happy at home when a male human suddenly grabbed it.
Renee Jennings’s eyes flickered. "A human brought you here?"
Black Mamba: "HISS~ Yes. Can you help Snake find that human?"
"You’re looking for him?"