Suitable Bags of Flesh

Chapter 14 (part 6)

Left on their own, the doctors prioritized their tasks to contribute. Akyl sat by the entrance of the cave-in to act as the first watch. She told Dr. Munar to update his journal since he had no time to do it previously.

Knowing her statement about the journal should still be observed and written, he agreed to it despite his hesitation to leave her there. Looking back to Beers and then to Akyl, he went to Beers hoping he could assess his physical symptoms of the fever.

The skin is still red or, at least, a level shade darker. Beers pulse raced in a consistent 150 BPM, Dr. Munar checked thrice if the count he made was the correct one, but it fluctuated between 120 to 167. There’s nothing to keep him from checking anything further, but if this pulse is the kind where an infected person is at rest. What more when they’re active?

Beers pupils don’t react to near or far bright lights, and any other way to see the state of his vision meant the cloudin