[Event] ... and I feel fine.

[ooeeooahah]

[ 1490 Kramden Road, Early Morning after the Bomb ]

[ There is a shift, and then the world changes. Something in the shift nudges Ilsa awake, and the light is different enough to make her wake rapidly. ]

Tarvek, wake up! Something's wrong!

[ 1490 Kramden, Morning ]

[ After finding Egon relatively okay, and the drones... not, Ilsa is taking the

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[glowing_science]

Ilsa!

[Ema's crossing her half of the damage to Ilsa's, waving wildly.]

Are you all right? You're not hurt or anything, are you?

[ooeeooahah]

I was in the basement, Y'all okay?

[glowing_science]

I think so. I haven't found Schuldig in this mess, but he's probably already out and about.

How about the people you're living with?

[ooeeooahah]

Egon was awake for the change, but he... he seems okay. He's out on patrol, now.

[ Ilsa glances to the far corner of the back yard, where there is freshly turned earth. She shakes her head. ]

The drones didn't make it.

[glowing_science]

... that seems to be the trend, yeah. I don't want to say that 'they're only drones,' but.

[She sighs.]

I hate this place, now more than ever.

[ooeeooahah]

I remember Jeff, before he left.

[ she shakes her head again, focusing instead on sorting through the rubble. ]

Why them? Why...

[ Ilsa pauses, trying to get voice under control. ]

[glowing_science]

...

[Have a hug, Ilsa.]

I don't know. I wish I did.

[ooeeooahah]

[ Ilsa hugs back. ]

It's not just that it's so casually callous, but that there's no sense to it. Even if this were an experiment, there's too many problems with the testing. Besides the problem that tests like this were outlawed almost a century ago, in my world.

[ She's shaking, and it's hard to tell if it is from fear or anger, from her voice. ]

[glowing_science]

Mayfield specializes in senseless horror. There really isn't any explanation beyond that.

[Fear and anger are both reasonable responses. Ema's felt her fair share of both in her tenure here.]

[ooeeooahah]

[ Ilsa gets herself under control by main force, and straightens. She doesn't quite let go of Ema, yet. ]

I'm going to see if there's anything useful at the hospital, later. Planning to be back here before sundown, though.

You need shelter, or are you heading to his place?

[glowing_science]

"His" meaning "Edward's"? Yeah, I'll probably be headed over there. I'm sure his basement is still secure.

I might see you at the hospital, though--I'm headed that way soon, myself.

[ooeeooahah]

[ Ilsa nods, and finally lets go. ]

Let me know if you need us... if messages can get through.

[glowing_science]

I think the phones are dead, but I can try to find you if I need help.

Take care of yourself, and I'll see you at the hospital later on.