[The curse rolls in at midnight, and Chase is still in the hospital working an overnight shift, late, when a nurse comes in. Doctor, did anyone tell you that your wife left your daughter in your office three hours ago?
It's something Saya does, occasionally, if she gets hungry and needs to go hunting. She's not supposed to, and she tries not to, but it happens every once in a while. What's not usual is that Saya doesn't text him, or that a nurse doesn't come find him right away. If he checks his phone there it is, a message from Saya. It couldn't be helped. It was either this or eat her. I had to burn some blood when I thought I heard someone come into the warehouse.
Magda's a bit of a night owl, anyway. She's in her pajamas when Chase comes to find her, sitting cross-legged in his chair and reading a book.]
Daddy, what's an aneurysm?
[She has more appropriate books piled up next to her but she's looking at one of his medical texts.]
forward dated to the 19th, midnight; hospital
It's something Saya does, occasionally, if she gets hungry and needs to go hunting. She's not supposed to, and she tries not to, but it happens every once in a while. What's not usual is that Saya doesn't text him, or that a nurse doesn't come find him right away. If he checks his phone there it is, a message from Saya. It couldn't be helped. It was either this or eat her. I had to burn some blood when I thought I heard someone come into the warehouse.
Magda's a bit of a night owl, anyway. She's in her pajamas when Chase comes to find her, sitting cross-legged in his chair and reading a book.]
Daddy, what's an aneurysm?
[She has more appropriate books piled up next to her but she's looking at one of his medical texts.]