For Vincent, that mixed bag was evidently about to get worse. This is because, as he finished downing the potion he had been given by Thoth earlier in the day, two things would happen.

The first of these would be that he would feel the effects of the poison wash out of his body almost immediately, as if the potion had fully diffused into his body and granted an immediate counteraction to the poison. No burning, no pain, no worries.

The second would be that, when he went down to get his coat, he would find that his body didn't move.

This was because his body couldn't move.

He couldn't move his body.

He was paralyzed.

Yeah.