Chapter 1054: Astonishing Mundane World (31) (Patreon)

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The next morning, when Eddie woke up, he found a messy pile of Christmas decorations on the table. With a start, he jumped off the sofa and banged his head, saying, "Venom! Venom! Did you sneak out again last night? And tear down the decorations on the street?!"

"Are you dumb," Venom's lazy voice rang out, seeming like he had just woken up too. He smacked his lips and said, "Didn't you notice the wrapping paper on the floor? These things are new, how could they have been taken from the street? Let me tell you, you really have no detective talent. How could I have such a foolish host?"

Eddie rubbed his eyes in confusion and hoarsely said, "New? How could there be new Christmas decorations? Christmas is still a few days away, I was planning to go out and buy them tomorrow..."

Just then, the door creaked open, and Thor walked in carrying a bunch of bags, followed by Schiller. Eddie turned his head, puzzled, and asked, "Where did you guys go so early? What's with all these decorations?"

"Yesterday, the dessert gift I brought was swallowed by Venom, neither you nor Schiller got to eat it. So this morning, I flew to Norway again to buy some more, and the shop was having a promotion where you get Christmas decorations with your purchase, so I bought extra. These are complimentary."

"Bought extra..." Eddie followed Thor's gaze and saw a whole wall of dessert bags. He gasped and said, "How much did you buy? Can we finish all of this?"

Thor put down his things, shrugged, and said, "I landed in an alleyway in Norway, just as I stepped out onto the street, I ran into a few people claiming to be photographers. They said I looked like Thor, the god of thunder, and asked if I could model for them for a photo."

"Although I don't understand why you humans are so fond of taking photos, I agreed afterward. They insisted on paying me, but I refused, so they gave me a membership card for the dessert shop with several thousand kroner balance, so I bought extra."

Eddie glanced at what Thor was holding, and Thor also looked at his own pockets. He said, "Oh, these are ingredients for the Christmas feast. Look, there's turkey, steak, and some good fish..."

Eddie looked at him puzzled and said, "Don't you find something odd about this? You're Thor, the god of the Norse pantheon!!"

Eddie shouted, "You are a god of the Nordic pantheon!! Why would you celebrate Jesus's birthday?!"

Thor opened his mouth in surprise and said, "So Christmas is to celebrate Jesus's birthday? I thought it was just a random excuse you humans came up with to have a party..."

"Um, well..." Eddie hesitated and said, "Last time, we had an event at our station, interviewing passersby about the meaning of Christmas. At least half of them didn't know that Christmas is to celebrate Jesus's birthday..."

Thor shrugged, placed all the bags on the table, and then said, "You humans are like this, finding any excuse to celebrate, sometimes I envy you, despite being weak, you are happy."

"Thor, I take back what I said yesterday, you haven't changed at all, always able to say things that make people angry." Eddie also approached and helped him sort out the bags, taking out the contents and putting them in the refrigerator.

Schiller carried his two bags and walked to the sofa. After placing the shopping bags on the table, he took out two packs of beer, three large boxes of cigarettes, a box of cigars, and two bottles of strange medication.

At that moment, Eddie remembered that Schiller had also gone out. He turned around and saw Schiller putting a small pill into his mouth. He quickly reached out in that direction and shouted, "Venom!"

Instantly, black viscous fluid surged out, and with a swoosh, the pill in Schiller's hand disappeared. The next second, Eddie covered his neck and began to cough violently. He said, "What is this? Why is it so bitter?!"

"Cough! Cough! Cough!" Eddie coughed violently a few times, then started retching, half kneeling on the floor, pounding the floor, saying, "Venom! Venom! Get that thing out of me quickly!"

Venom laughed maliciously and then noticed Schiller opening another bottle of medicine. Eddie stumbled over to the nearby sofa, grabbed Schiller's wrist, shook off the things in his hand, and then turning his head said to Thor, "Did you take Schiller to Norway?"

"I don't know, when I activated the teleportation, he suddenly came over, and this is a range magic, so..." Thor shrugged and glanced at Schiller's condition, saying indifferently, "Isn't it just buying some alcohol? What's the big deal? This bit of alcohol isn't even appetizing in Asgard."

"He's mentally ill!" Eddie emphasized, "He's in the midst of an episode, he must avoid cigarettes and alcohol, and he can't take medicine at will!"

Thor thought of Loki's advice earlier, shook his head, and said, "You humans think too much. As far as I can see, what problem can't be solved with a few bottles of good wine?"

"Never mind, Schiller, stop drinking those tasteless beers. Next time I go back to Asgard, I'll bring you our good wine, and Asgard also has good cigarettes, definitely stronger than those on Earth!"

"Thor Odinson!" Eddie slapped the back of the sofa.

Thor turned back and remained silent. Schiller continued to use his fingers to open the bottle cap of the can, but it seemed like he didn't know how to exert force, as he struggled to open it for a while.

In his mind, Eddie said to Venom, "I remember the teachers at the special education school didn't mention that this condition would affect motor skills? Do you think we should read some professional books?"

"With your brain, you want to study psychology?" Venom snorted coldly and said, "Come on, turn on the computer, we'll see about that."

Before leaving, Eddie locked all the beer, cigarettes, and medication bought by Schiller into the safe. Schiller sat on the sofa feeling drowsy, but his fingers kept trembling.

In the study, Eddie began to search for materials while muttering, "Muscle spasms... I don't see it here. Wait a minute, down here, possible complications..."

"You see, here it says, after undergoing certain treatments, individuals on the autism spectrum can reintegrate into normal society, but they must pay more attention to mental health than ordinary people, otherwise, the likelihood of developing other mental illnesses or psychological problems is higher than normal..."

As Eddie read, his brow furrowed deeper and deeper. Venom said in his mind, "Isn't this normal? This condition can't be completely cured, their behavior will be somewhat different from normal people."

"And you humans, not only do you find differences in behavior, but even if the behavior is identical, you still find other reasons to ostracize them. If someone is ostracized in society and their mental state is unstable, it's even easier for them to have other psychological issues."

"I think this won't do," Eddie shook his head. "Although I haven't been involved much in the Solar System development plan, I also know that this psychologist is important. What do you think we should do?"

Venom actually hesitated for a moment, then spoke up, "Just letting him stay at your place won't work. Haven't you noticed? He now relies on alcohol, cigarettes, and drugs to numb himself, but this state can't last forever."

"And Stark and the others don't care about him?" Eddie said angrily. "I remember, Schiller was friends with Iron Man and Captain America? Don't these superheroes care about their friends?"

Venom suddenly made a gurgling sound, then whistled a few times. Eddie looked at him with some suspicion and said, "Do you have something you're hiding from me?"

"No, you're thinking too much. Let's just think about how to treat Schiller," Venom said, sounding somewhat uneasy.

While scrolling through materials on the computer, Eddie said, "I happen to have something in mind, but I'm not sure if Schiller's current condition will be of any help... Well, let's divert his attention."

With that, he placed his hand on the lid of the notebook computer, closed it, and walked out of the bedroom. Upon entering the living room, he found Thor already starting to arrange the Christmas decorations.

Eddie sighed and looked at Thor, saying, "Did you notice that you bought everything? There's just one thing missing..."

With that, he raised the string of lights in his hand and said, "There's no Christmas tree. Where do you plan to hang these things?"

Eddie clapped his hands, diverting both of their attention, and said, "Since we're planning to celebrate Christmas together, it's best to decorate properly and then have a big meal."

"But now, I have to take Schiller back to his clinic to get his luggage."

With that, Eddie was about to take Schiller out, but Schiller seemed to have returned to normal and wanted to get his dirty coat. Eddie found one of his own coats for him, and although Schiller showed a slightly disdainful expression, he still put it on.

The two of them walked out of the apartment building. Since the clinic wasn't far from here, just two blocks away, they had no choice but to walk instead of driving. But soon, Eddie regretted it because Schiller had another episode on the way.

He began to tremble all over, muttering incessantly, and couldn't even control the upper half of his body, leaning against the wall, taking deep breaths.

Eddie, with the symbiote, could heal the majority of external injuries, but for adverse reactions like muscle spasms and withdrawal symptoms caused by this mental condition, he didn't have a good solution. He could only wait by Schiller's side, hoping Schiller would recover on his own.

Schiller squatted by the corner, seemingly unable to control himself. Eddie, looking at his condition, also felt somewhat sad. Suddenly, as if remembering something, he reached into his pocket and muttered softly, "Damn it, I forgot to bring cigarettes. Venom, why didn't you remind me?"

"Who said they were going to quit smoking?" Venom said irritably.

Eddie stood there sighing, then began to look around, hoping to find a store nearby.

But at that moment, from around the corner where Schiller was crouching, a man with a leather bag and wearing a black hooded coat appeared.

The man seemed surprised to encounter two people like this at the corner, immediately became cautious, took a step back, clutching the bag in his arms. Sensing his movements, Eddie also became vigilant.

But at this moment, Schiller started coughing incessantly, then it turned into retching while half-kneeling on the ground, as if the muscles of his respiratory tract suddenly convulsed, making him unable to control himself, and then he started convulsing, and then maintaining a posture, completely immobile, as if frozen in place.

The man holding the package was stunned for a moment, then immediately said, "Epilepsy, neurotic epilepsy!"

Eddie rushed over to help Schiller, but the man dropped the package and stopped Eddie, saying, "Don't touch him when he's stiff, or it's easy to dislocate his joints, stay away from him..."

At this point, Eddie turned his head and saw the leather bag that the stranger had dropped on the ground, with a seam torn open.

Looking through the gap, he saw that the leather bag was not filled with office supplies, but with a large bundle of explosives.

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