Delirium
Ravenna: ................
Karen: She appears to have stabilized.
Dr. Maxwell: What are the results of the tests?
Karen: Her DNA does not match any records on file. Her lineage is unknown.
Dr. Maxwell: I was informed that she does not speak any known language. Is this true?
Karen: I cannot be certain. She has not regained consciousness since the amputation.
Dr. Maxwell: Yes, I see. That arm could not be saved. I'll begin the process of synthesizing a new one from her DNA.
Karen: In the mean time, we will fit her with a mechanical substitute.
Dr. Maxwell: Very good. She will need to recover more before we can do that.
Karen: Yes. She was very near death when the two Fumacite elites brought her in.
Dr. Maxwell: What, exactly, was she doing in those ruins? How did she even get in?
Karen: I've arranged a meeting with the Fumacites so we should get some answers.
Dr. Maxwell: Excellent, Karen. Please carry on. I need to head to a meeting right now, myself.
Karen: Good luck, father.
Dr. Maxwell: Let me know when she wakes up.
Karen: So... superhuman strength, huh? Just where did you come from...?
Karen: Unknown bloodline and language, strange appearance, unexplained presence in the ruins... you are quite the enigma...
Karen: I have to admit it.... I'm really going to enjoy studying you.
Malachi: Hello, Karen. How is that girl doing?
Karen: Hi, Malachi. She's stable but needs to rest. We... couldn't save her arm.
Malachi: I see... damn. At least she's alive.
Karen: We are going to grow her a new arm. Until that's ready, I have a new prototype for a mechanical arm I'd like to try on her.
Malachi: That's going to be interesting to explain since she doesn't speak any known languages.
Malachi: What's good, Vie?
Virulyde: Doc, we recovered some kind of ancient optical data storage item in the ruins, too.
Karen: Interesting! I'll give this to my father to analyze.
Virulyde: Call it a hunch, but I think this is read by spinning it under a laser.
Karen: What makes you think that...?
Virulyde: Beats me! Honest, on my honor as a Fumacite elite, I have no idea why I know that.
Karen: Excuse me. I'm going to give this disc to my father. Let's talk more at our meeting tonight.
Malachi: See you then, Karen.
Virulyde: Should we go in there?
Malachi: I dunno... Karen said she needed to get some rest.
Virulyde: We'll be quiet, then.
Malachi: (I don't think we should be in here, Vie...)
Virulyde: (She was messed up really badly. Shame about her arm, too.)
Malachi: (Come on, dude, let's let her rest.)
Virulyde: (You're right. Let's head out.)
Ravenna: (...am I dead...? Is this what death is like...? Where am I?)
Ravenna: (Why can't I move? My right arm feels... oh... no....)
Ravenna: (It's gone, isn't it?)
Ravenna: (I can't remember anything... what happened... how I got here...)
Ravenna: Hey... that's... mother....
Ravenna: Everything went dark. Everything was quiet.
Ravenna: Bus disappeared. I tried calling out for him...
Ravenna: Had to feel along the walls in the dark. It was cold and humid.
Ravenna: How many days passed? No food or water. I ran out of things to use for bandages. My wounds became infected.
Ravenna: I was sure I was going to die there.
Ravenna: Then help arrived... and I used the last of my strength...
Ravenna: (Have to thank them as soon as I can...)