[Now he rubs at his strained eyes with one thin hand; now he sips the tea, which he barely tastes.]
They could have attacked me, or - [looking at Matt] you. They could have infected anyone in there, and they'd carry it right out into the corridors.
[Another sip of chai in quick succession after the first. What he's seeing - what he's already seen in his own world - is clear in his face, in the quiet passion in his voice.]
And maybe we'd be lucky, maybe the first person they found would be armed, wouldn't hesitate. But I don't trust that. And once they're lost in here? [His lips tighten and purse.] We'd never get rid of them. There'd be no defence.
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[Now he rubs at his strained eyes with one thin hand; now he sips the tea, which he barely tastes.]
They could have attacked me, or - [looking at Matt] you. They could have infected anyone in there, and they'd carry it right out into the corridors.
[Another sip of chai in quick succession after the first. What he's seeing - what he's already seen in his own world - is clear in his face, in the quiet passion in his voice.]
And maybe we'd be lucky, maybe the first person they found would be armed, wouldn't hesitate. But I don't trust that. And once they're lost in here? [His lips tighten and purse.] We'd never get rid of them. There'd be no defence.