"AAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!" You scream as you turn around and begin to sprint. "HELP! Help me! Killer bug! Killer bug!"
You dart around the corner...
And run right into Dana Pendrell.
"Ow! You moron!" She screams, picking herself up from where she was thrown by the collision. "What's the matter with you?"
"There's a ... a..." You pant heavily, looking behind you for signs of the bug. "Bug..." You trail off, gesturing helplessly toward the power cell.
"Yeah." Dana makes a face and sizes you up. "A grown man like you afraid of a little bug, are we?"
"Well... you... you should watch where you're going."
"OOh, nice one. Did you run into me on purpose so you could use that little gem?" Dana says pushing past you gruffly.
"Where are you going?"
"To fix the power. While the rest of you have your power up on the top decks, I'm stuck down here in engineering, and guess what? We don't have any power. Now if you'll excuse me, I'll be getting along." Dana tosses her red hair over her shoulder and sighs heavily, walking in the direction you had come from.
"But there's some sort of alien insect over there. I don't think it's safe--" You begin to follow her--tentatively...
"Oh yeah." Dana scoffs, "Well I'll be sure to look out for your little bug."
"Listen," You grab her shoulder and turn her around to face you, "I know you don't like me, but I'm telling the truth, ok? There's something down there."
Dana pauses, and gives you a long, searching look. "Yes. Something is down there. The power cell, and now I'm going to go fix it." She shakes herself free of your grasp, but doesn't turn around.
"Dana... is something... wrong?"
For the first time you notice her face is pale, and she looks rather... ill... maybe a little dazed.
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