A woman known to locals as an affiliate of the Salopri outfit was escorted by force to the Laveau Clinic this week after colleagues grew alarmed by weeks of deterioration. Witnesses at the clinic described the woman as visibly gaunt and barely coherent. She reportedly vomited daily, could not sleep, and insisted she had been followed by figures no one else could see. A clinic worker confirmed she had not eaten properly in days.

The Ledger has learned that the woman's symptoms bear a striking resemblance to patterns reported by others who have recently fallen behind on obligations to certain unnamed creditors operating under the 'Debts in the Fog' collection model. The Laveau Clinic has seen a quiet uptick in distress cases tied to the occult district.

A department spokesperson offered this: 'Port Laveau has always had its unseen pressures. Those who ignore their debts tend to find the fog gets inside them eventually. The Clinic can treat the body. It cannot treat what you owe.'