Re: Chinatown - Hospital
[The people moved away, and after another few minutes, she finally stopped coughing. But the world still pulsed grey when she tried to open her eyes. The baby fussed a bit, and she shifted just slightly to try to keep the child quiet and calm.] Emily. [The name was nearly inaudible, a broken wheeze under the sound of the chaos in the city. When she tried to look up at Mai, her eyes were watery with tears brought on by the pain every time she coughed. This was perhaps not her best idea on record.
And then they were moving. She wasn't even certain how she'd gathered her socked feet under her, or how she was propelling herself forward, each step accompanied by a breath that grated through her lungs. She didn't try to talk again, all her energy elsewhere.]