Putrid

(Meghan)

Meghan dialed Leon's intercom number as she picked up the receiver. Sheila answered the call. Meghan told her that they were about to head out and Sheila assured her that she would let the other two know. Though Sheila's voice seemed perfectly normal, Meghan wondered if she had been thinking about what happened between her and Ray earlier in the day. Surely it wasn't so small an incident that she could just brush off. In fact, it that's how she saw it then it was only cause for more concern.

Meghan ended the short conversation and gave Ray a nod, indicating that she had relayed the message. Ray nodded back and led the way out of the front door. Meghan, Rody and Samantha followed behind him.

"We can take the elevator till the eighth floor." Ray told them, "After that we need to go down the rest of the way using the fire exit."

Samantha groaned. "Really?" she asked. "Can't we just go to the ground floor straight away? There won't be any Deathless there anymore."