The conversation that followed between Jin Xueli and Morando was a disjointed affair, snatched in the fleeting moments between running, dodging, scrambling for their lives, finding cover, and occasionally striking back.
Of course, we've cut out the fluff.
Had it been recorded verbatim, it would have been littered with gasps for breath, CRASHES, the sharp screech of shoes scraping across the floor, and pointless shouts like, "Aah!" "It's coming!" "Over there!" "Are you trying to get yourself killed?!"—not to mention a colorful variety of curses aimed at the resident.
For several minutes, the slender patient didn't once let out that dizzying, nauseating scream. It just kept swatting at the two of them like flies. Thinking back on it later, Jin Xueli could only come up with one explanation.
'It must be because residents are intensely curious, right?'
