The cry erupts into a full-blown screech; the Captain's ears scream in pain.

AAAAAAAAAA

Rayne casually puts her bloody hands on her ears and walks to the next spot. Her white hair absorbs some of the blood. The Captain turns his lighter off, puts it in his jacket's front pocket and covers his ears. The pain is unbearable. He cannot see Rayne's face, she is holding her ears firmly, walking and calmnly observing the scales.

AAAAAAA........heeeeeeeee

The cry is stopped by what sounds like an inhalation. A childish inhalation. The Captain loosens his hands, uncovering his ears.

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Silence.

AAAAAAAAAAA

The screech restarts. The Captain covers his ears again, this time harder. He can see Rayne's face now. He cannot hear her but her lips read "Its close".

AAAAAAA....heeeeee...heee...heeee

The painful screech is replaced by inhalation sounds.

"What is this noise?"

"Any flexible tube can make noises like this," Rayne slowly uncovers her ears. Her hair is painted with two red stains around each ear. She casually points to a scale "this one!". The Captain watches her for a moment. Finally, he grabs his pocket knife, walks to the scale and removes it. Blood oozes from the exposed flesh.

AAAHhheeeee......AAAAHhheeeee....AAAAHHHheee...

Inhalations change into animal-like respiration sounds.

"It is desperate and it is being creative," Rayne calmly adds as she slowly inserts her arms into the flesh, increasing the oozing flow.