~~ CARLOS ~~
Carlos looked up as the young woman approached. What was her name? Viola? They’d introduced themselves, but he was terrible with names. Also, did she approach him that loudly on purpose?
“Uh, well… yeah,” Carlos started to say. But he decided he should probably tell the truth. “Um, well… I’m feeling kind of… off. I need to turn in so… hopefully I can just sleep whatever it is off. You shouldn’t worry about me – I’m fine.” He offered her a slight smile, which he hoped would ease her mind
Her mind was not eased.
Violet lets out a breathy sigh, rolling her eyes, “ I used ‘ta work with my dad in a clinic, Carlos. I know things, so maybe I could ‘elp, yeah? “ she smiles, “ OrI could not leave ‘till ya tell me what exactly is wrong. S’yer choice. “
She’d seen many people die of sicknesses in the wastes – starting minor, sure, but then the irradiated landscape makes things worse until they ghoulify or die of sickness. She’d never seen it happen herself, and she didn’t plan to.
Carlos huffed out a sigh, though it was not meant to sound as annoyed as it did. “I… don’t know what it is,” he said honestly. “I just… I’m just not feeling well. I don’t know if it’s food poisoning or what…” He felt exhausted, but still his nerves seemed to crawl under his skin and he just needed to lay down. Get some sleep. Take the time to unwind, maybe…
That moon seemed so bright. And irritating.
“I just want to go lay down, okay? It’ll probably be better in the morning.”