[He takes one look at the trees on the patio and his eyes skid right off them again. Hey what if he ignores these and starts walking to the park instead? That will buy him at least one and half more minutes of not having to deal with this. That seems worth it!!
So he starts leading the way across the pedestrian bridge that goes over the empty highway, connecting the patio to the park. He's trying very hard to be cool about this but the color in his face is already starting to drain, and his skin looks a little clammy.]
...
In the House—
I was alone and badly injured, trying to find medical supplies to help a unitmate. I got caught by someone who'd lost their sanity.
I fought back, but she got me on the ground and stabbed me in the chest with a spear, then pushed this... seed, into the wound.
The—
...
—The seed started growing inside me and a tree burst out of my ribs. I was paralysed and all I could do was lay there and watch as it grew branches and leaves that were edged with my blood. I died terrified and weeping and suffocating on the roots that were growing in my throat.
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So he starts leading the way across the pedestrian bridge that goes over the empty highway, connecting the patio to the park. He's trying very hard to be cool about this but the color in his face is already starting to drain, and his skin looks a little clammy.]
...
In the House—
I was alone and badly injured, trying to find medical supplies to help a unitmate. I got caught by someone who'd lost their sanity.
I fought back, but she got me on the ground and stabbed me in the chest with a spear, then pushed this... seed, into the wound.
The—
...
—The seed started growing inside me and a tree burst out of my ribs. I was paralysed and all I could do was lay there and watch as it grew branches and leaves that were edged with my blood. I died terrified and weeping and suffocating on the roots that were growing in my throat.