Tess would have breathed a huge sigh of relief if it didn't mean having to supply more information if she hoped to get it fixed. She watched the doctor like a hawk, dark eyes fixed on her unblinking, in case there was a reason to fight at any moment. Christ, when had she last been seen by a civilian doctor? 2015? 2016? Tess couldn't remember. She'd fallen off the grid somewhere around then, anyway, and no one went to the military medical system if there was even the slightest chance of being connected to CBI.
Still, she cringed every time Jennifer touched her with the disinfectant. It was hard not to, given the cordyceps developing under her skin –– a living fungus, sentient somehow, knowing to head for the brain.
"It's a few hours old," Tess replied, tentatively, and then added: "And there won't be any calling for help. Nobody can know about this. Do you understand?"
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Tess would have breathed a huge sigh of relief if it didn't mean having to supply more information if she hoped to get it fixed. She watched the doctor like a hawk, dark eyes fixed on her unblinking, in case there was a reason to fight at any moment. Christ, when had she last been seen by a civilian doctor? 2015? 2016? Tess couldn't remember. She'd fallen off the grid somewhere around then, anyway, and no one went to the military medical system if there was even the slightest chance of being connected to CBI.
Still, she cringed every time Jennifer touched her with the disinfectant. It was hard not to, given the cordyceps developing under her skin –– a living fungus, sentient somehow, knowing to head for the brain.
"It's a few hours old," Tess replied, tentatively, and then added: "And there won't be any calling for help. Nobody can know about this. Do you understand?"