Maxine frowned thoughtfully. Her eyes looked distantly as if paying attention to something else entirely. One of her tiny hands reached for Wash's and held it.
It looked like the veins in his arm were swelling at first, alarmingly red visible even under the skin. The affliction spreading in a graphic horror movie display up passed the shoulder and spreading along his chest. Perhaps the only reason not to panic was, first, it didn't hurt, and second, Maxine didn't seem the slightest bit worried.