Silvia's hair was matted with sweat. Her face was distorted with discomfort as her skin was getting redder and more swollen, with an obvious malady spreading across her body. Her once the petite and slender figure was now bloated. Her body grew in size, swollen and distended. She was hooked up to various machines and tubes, monitoring her vital signs and administering medication.
|You can move now,| Nathaniel poked her wiggling toes with a pen, |It's just a cosmetic issue.|
Bing Shi groaned, trying to sit up against the hard mattress and failing miserably. She collapsed back down, her legs spasmed as a wave of nausea swept over her, |"The exoskeleton..."| She coughed, |"It's not working."|
|"Ziek is working on a new one."| Nathaniel cleared his throat as he looked at Silvia's swollen body. He noticed that her legs had grown chubbier, causing the exoskeleton that was supposed to keep her stable and help her move to break.
