Jean had spent the rest of the shift waiting for her comrades, but they had never appeared. They must have been lost in the chaos outside last night, she thought. Secretly, she was relieved that all she'd had to do was wait; who knew what else would have happened if they'd decided to explore the second floor with those nurses looking around?

Seeing a nurse over her when she'd awoken, Jean couldn't help but recoil slightly. She felt like she'd remember them changing shape until the day she died.

Absentmindedly, she loaded her plate with fruit and rice and sat down to eat.