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No way. Not good. Notgoodnotgoodnotgoodnotgood! I looked back to Elaine and saw her rubbing her eyes and stumbling along.
“You gotta stay awake, come on, I know you can do it!” No I don’t.
“I.. *huff* I’m trying.” She seemed breathless. We passed a cardboard box and kept going. “(Y/... *pants*... I need... t-to... stop!” I looked back at her and slowed to a stop. Her cheeks are rosy. She’s panting. I think that’s sweat.
“Okay. We can stop for a minute, but only for a minute. I can’t let you get too cold or...”
“Or I could... die?” How does- “It’s okay. I know what happens when you get cold, mommy explained it to me when I didn’t want to put my coat on once around Christmas.” Well... But how did she catch her breath so fast? Wasn’t she just panting?
“Okay, so you know about that, but do you know how to tell it’s starting?”
“... No.” She frowned a bit.
“Well, there’s a few that I can’t really explain,” Mostly because I can’t remember, “but a couple of the first things that happen is you shiver and you might start to feel tired. Since it’s already starting, I really, really need to get you warmed up.” Her shivering is already back. Shit. Fuck!
“O-okay.” We continued forward and passed a sign.
“Wait stop.” I whispered putting my hand out to block her path. “It looks like another sentry station. Let’s try to sneak past it.” As soon as she stuck her foot out to step forward, a set of eyes and ears popped out from behind the counter.
“Stop and identify yoursmelf!” *Doggo blocks the way!