Right then. Let's get inside and get you comfortable.
What if there’s no better word than just not saying anything?You, uh... you remember Cloud, don't you? The friend we met here?
What if there’s no better word than just not saying anything?-Nods-
He's my friend. He helped me finish the cure.
What if there’s no better word than just not saying anything?If... if this doesn't work... I can keep at it. For as long as I have to.
What if there’s no better word than just not saying anything?...
-Nods-
... This is going to trigger a cellular rewrite. It... gene therapy is painful. This here is a preliminary injection. It'll dull the pain.
What if there’s no better word than just not saying anything?-Injects it-
-Quickly withdraws the syringe and exchanges the vial inside-
-Mike will feel sensation in his body wither away-
-He can still move, but he feels like a passive observer without the sense of touch-
What if there’s no better word than just not saying anything?It's a symbiotic viral strain that feeds off of electrical impulses in the nervous system. They effectively eat pain. Don't worry. The colony never lasts longer than a half hour at most and they're otherwise harmless.
-Grins-
Isn't that brilliant?
What if there’s no better word than just not saying anything?-Laughs, trying to distract himself from exactly what he's doing-
-Makes the injection-
What if there’s no better word than just not saying anything?You shouldn't be feeling anything. Or at the very little, at the least.
The first few minutes of this will be the most pivotal. And they would also be the most painful. Altering your genes, even to strengthen your genetic makeup to keep it disintegrating, puts a real toll on the body. Here.
-Takes a bottled water from his bag-
What if there’s no better word than just not saying anything?Now all we can do is wait.
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There's still no sign of the world beyond Vegas?
What if there’s no better word than just not saying anything?... How is the day to day life here progressing, then?
What if there’s no better word than just not saying anything?

Right. Um... are your parents home?
What if there’s no better word than just not saying anything?