Contagion (Toxic City)
“The other was a stranger. But she did not care about those around him. It was Jack who mattered, Jack she had to help. Up to now he had managed to help himself, but this was something more. The bomb was unstoppable. And Jack was going the wrong way.
“My boy, I've come to save you.”
Jack released the girl's hand. She was slumped against the shop facade, sick. Nomad thought perhaps she might never rise again, but right then she did not care. Jack came towards her, and already she could se...nse the staggering change in him.
“Oh, you're everything I wanted this to be,” she whispered.
“You're bleeding.” Jack was staring at her mouth, and Nomad lifted a hand to touch the blood dribbling from her nose. It tasted alien, as if it belonged to someone else. He asked, “You're sick too?”
“No.” It shocked her that she should choose to lie. That was a purely human conceit, and she had removed herself from humanity.MoreLess
“My boy, I've come to save you.”
Jack released the girl's hand. She was slumped against the shop facade, sick. Nomad thought perhaps she might never rise again, but right then she did not care. Jack came towards her, and already she could se...nse the staggering change in him.
“Oh, you're everything I wanted this to be,” she whispered.
“You're bleeding.” Jack was staring at her mouth, and Nomad lifted a hand to touch the blood dribbling from her nose. It tasted alien, as if it belonged to someone else. He asked, “You're sick too?”
“No.” It shocked her that she should choose to lie. That was a purely human conceit, and she had removed herself from humanity.MoreLess
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