"DAD?!" Michael shrieked, his voice... a broken,... child's... sound. "DAD! NO!"
The... door... flew... open.
Nurses. Doctors. A crash... cart.
"CLEAR!"
"Get... out... son! GET... OUT!"
A hand... grabbed... Michael's... shoulder. It... was Arthur. He... wasn't... leaning... on his cane.
He... was standing... straight. His... face... white... as a ghost.
He... pulled... Michael... out... of the room.
The... door... closed.
Michael... slid... down the wall.
The... horrible, plastic,... waiting-room... wall. He... couldn't... breathe. His... sister,... Jessica,... was... *just... staring. Numb.
His Mom,... Catherine,... was... *just... whispering. "...non... non... non..."... over... and... over.
Michael... looked... at his hands.
"SYSTEM!" he commanded,... in his head. "NOW! WHAT... IS... THE... PRICE?! HOW... MANY... POINTS... TO... REVIVE?!"
The world... stopped. He... waited.
The blue... screen... flickered.
[...CALCULATING...]
[SYSTEM: 'BOSS...']
