"Boss, why can't we just go talk to them? There aren't that many of them."
After a moment of silence, a man's weary voice spoke up. "First, take a look at what we've become. You saw what they look like on the Spirit barrier's projection. To them, we're no different from monsters."
"We... We're... just a little uglier now."
"They still look like normal humans. If we show up rashly, we'll shatter their belief that they can't be infected by the virus. If that belief crumbles, they'll be ruined. Shorty used to be fine, just like them, but then... Let's go. There's nothing wrong with the food. We'll take it and leave. We'll... We'll just take our comrades and go to Rhovan Base."
"But that woman's horse clearly isn't normal. They..."
"Is a horse the same as a person? We have a dog that looks like a mummy."
Faye Yardley and her companions had no idea what happened in that house after they left. They were still holding out a little hope of making contact with the survivors here.
