The plague had been successfully contained a decade ago and nearly everyone in major cities throughout the world had been vaccinated against it. When it returned, it was the likes of which no one had ever seen before, and no one was prepared for the...
Makoto took off his gas mask and set it down by his sack.
It was pointless, but Rin dressed his wounds, helping Makoto change his destroyed shirt for a spare and disinfecting and dressing the bite mark with clean bandages. It was pointless, but Rin felt like he had to do it. It was the decent thing to do. It was one of the last few things he could do for Makoto.
Rin bound Makoto's hands behind his back to one of the stone lanterns in the courtyard. He sat opposite Makoto, leaning against the tyre of the jeep, handgun on the ground by his right and machete on the other side. The silence was filled by cicadas and crickets from the surrounding forest.
They waited.
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Two hours.
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"Rin," Makoto said, swallowing slightly to wet his throat, "Will you... talk to me?"
"... about what?"
"Maybe... maybe the last time we were here at Manidera? Maybe about the squid festival?"
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