She goes into the bathroom to use the toilet, then checks herself in the 
mirror. The faint rash around the base of her neck has been annoying her for weeks. The redness is still 
visible. That puzzles Tikki because she doesn’t usually suffer from such
problems, from any sort of physical complaint. Evidently she came into contact 
with some toxin that her body has not been able to cast out with its usual ease.