Chapter 35: Chapter 35: Unwelcome, Part 1

Ow. Alex wiggled her fingers without opening her eyes. Her face hurt. Her shoulder hurt. Her leg hurt? Why did her leg hurt? She though she fixed that. She poked the hole in her thigh and felt fresh stitches. Where the hell was she this time? Probably a prison cell. She cracked an eye open and peeked around the room. Definitely not what she expected. Six large tubes lined one wall. One of them had a person in it. Their hair floated around their head like a halo. They held a breathing apparatus in their mouth and were naked, but controls and knobs covered everything below the shoulder. Screens shone brightly in the darkened room as a girl flicked at her flickerboard.