Nyri silently lay still as the nurses ran diagnostic upon diagnostic on her. She was barely able to sense them, her head ringing and an awful zooming near her. The girl coughed and coughed, then fell still as someone injected her with something. Her mouth tasted like sticky sweet syrup and she moaned, confused by the sensation. Someone was straightening her covers and she shivered, cold. A few more covers were added and she felt light headed and warm. Footsteps nearby. Nyri struggled to keep her guard up, to keep listening. It was getting harder and everything felt wierd, like in slow motion. Someone held her hand and she slowly felt herself surrender to the blackness around her. Then she was fast asleep.<br/><br/>Then she felt Zelus. He was sick too. Worry shot through her like a hot needle in butter. The girl began thrashing and crying out for help, terrified in her sleep. A nurse came in and she felt a needle pierce her skin, stabbing into her skin and drawing blood. Then she slowly passed out again, surrendering to the sickly sweet darkness and then losing all thoughts of Zelus. The needle continued to suck at her blood, consigning her to anonymity. 1 pint. 2 pint. She slipped close to death, her breathing slipping to nearly nothing. Then the needle stopped drinking her dry. She lost her train of thought. No longer sensed Zelus. Merely drifted in the blackness.<br/><br/>A doctor entered Zelus' room with a tray filled with various vials of blood marked "Patient 0". The beginning patient for the epidemic. 7 or eight others were recovering in the room with Zelus and nurses were administering scans to try and determine any excess symptoms and causes. A nurse ran into the room and approached the doctor. "It's patient 0. Her vitals are dangerously low." The woman said this, then hurried out and back towards Nyri's room.<br/><br/>Meanwhile, Nyri lay on the cot in the warm dark mist of unconsciousness, feeling dangerously weak. She didn't move or stir, even at Zelus' discomfort. The girl silently surrendered to the black, her vitals slipping dangerously.