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To those of you who may think I'm exaggerating when I say Brianna is often an unobservant dumbass, I invite you to read a tiny sample of PLAGUE that I think kind of validates my claim. /o/
... And now Edilio, numb with the scale of the disaster, sat exhausted on the steps of the so-called hospital. He didn't need Dahra's thermometer to tell him what he already knew: he was hot, flushed, weak.
He coughed. And stared blankly at Brianna, who buzzed and vibrated to a wild halt before him.
"Bugs!" she yelled. "I passed them heading this way. Drake and a bunch more bugs are still back at the mine shaft. I saw them heading west but I think it's just a fake; he's probably coming here, too."
"How do we stop them?" Edilio asked and coughed into his hand.
"We need Sam," Brianna said.
"We--" He coughed again and fought off a wooziness that made him desperately want to lie down. "I don't know where he is."
"I'll find him," Brianna vowed.
"You're all I've got left," Edilio said. "You're the only freak with any serious powers. I don't think the Siren would be much help against"--he coughed--"those creatures."
"She might work on Drake, though," Brianna said, and laughed as is oblivious to what was going on around her. In fact, as Edilio coughed again, she blinked, frowned, and said, "Are all these kids sick?"
Keep in mind that during this entire conversation, there are SICK AND DYING CHILDREN LYING ALL OVER THE PLACE.
... And now Edilio, numb with the scale of the disaster, sat exhausted on the steps of the so-called hospital. He didn't need Dahra's thermometer to tell him what he already knew: he was hot, flushed, weak.
He coughed. And stared blankly at Brianna, who buzzed and vibrated to a wild halt before him.
"Bugs!" she yelled. "I passed them heading this way. Drake and a bunch more bugs are still back at the mine shaft. I saw them heading west but I think it's just a fake; he's probably coming here, too."
"How do we stop them?" Edilio asked and coughed into his hand.
"We need Sam," Brianna said.
"We--" He coughed again and fought off a wooziness that made him desperately want to lie down. "I don't know where he is."
"I'll find him," Brianna vowed.
"You're all I've got left," Edilio said. "You're the only freak with any serious powers. I don't think the Siren would be much help against"--he coughed--"those creatures."
"She might work on Drake, though," Brianna said, and laughed as is oblivious to what was going on around her. In fact, as Edilio coughed again, she blinked, frowned, and said, "Are all these kids sick?"
Keep in mind that during this entire conversation, there are SICK AND DYING CHILDREN LYING ALL OVER THE PLACE.