"Dead? Who is dead?" Zaen asked, but Ann was shivering so badly she couldn't even form any words.
Wait, did her sanity drop?
Realizing what was happening, he held her hands, recovery kicked in and slowly she calmed down enough to form intelligible sentences.
"The f-forward base… t-they are all i-infected!"
"Infected by what?"
"IN-431 Brood Mother…"
Zaen tried recalling the nomenclature Jenna had taught him, but couldn't. He only remembered IN stood for infestation of parasitic anomalies.
While he was thinking that, Ann flopped onto the bed again. He just shook her, so she stayed awake and told him in detail about what was going on.
"…I was experimenting with the creature as per protocols and then Captain approached me. I… don't remember anything that happened since."
"Okay, when did this happen?"
"W-What's the date today…?"
"29th May."
"May? Wasn't it June…?"
