Soma had only just reassembled her pistol when the door burst open.
She hadn't been expecting a visitor tonight. The first thing to go through her mind as something large, green, and unfamiliar charged in was that it was whatever had killed that patient.
Instinct kicked in before Marie could advise against it. She kicked the wheelchair out of the way and swung smoothly into a firing stance, grimacing as the motion pulled at her stitches. This was exactly what she'd been afraid of--being trapped in a room with limited mobility, with a creature blocking the only way out. She could only hope she had enough ammunition to--
She stopped, heart pounding in her ears. The barrel of the pistol was inches away from the Once-ler's face, and he looked about as terrified as she felt.
He was trying to brace the door. Why was he doing that? Was it--
"I almost shot you!" she said, hating how her voice shook. "What's out there? Is it after you?"
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She hadn't been expecting a visitor tonight. The first thing to go through her mind as something large, green, and unfamiliar charged in was that it was whatever had killed that patient.
Instinct kicked in before Marie could advise against it. She kicked the wheelchair out of the way and swung smoothly into a firing stance, grimacing as the motion pulled at her stitches. This was exactly what she'd been afraid of--being trapped in a room with limited mobility, with a creature blocking the only way out. She could only hope she had enough ammunition to--
She stopped, heart pounding in her ears. The barrel of the pistol was inches away from the Once-ler's face, and he looked about as terrified as she felt.
He was trying to brace the door. Why was he doing that? Was it--
"I almost shot you!" she said, hating how her voice shook. "What's out there? Is it after you?"