hmm don’t get any indication of why the woman screamed other than that it’s okay.

S.J

The reason the woman screamed is entirely up to the person writing the next part. Did she drop her ice coffee, does she realize she’s been sick? Is the quarantine making her unable to get to her kids? Is the realization that she’s been totally cut off from the other colonies making her freak out.

It’s up to you!

Bah. After some noodling, I changed the scream to a quiet faint.

I should read all of the comments. I kept looking back and forth between this ficlet and the prequel wondering who screamed.

Sequel on the way.