Ky has never been this ill before. He's endured body aches and injuries and fevers, but not something that feels like he's deteriorating from the inside out. The sickness is painful in a way that isn't sharp like a wound; instead, he's burning and slowly turning into ash, wasting into nothing by simply breathing. The effect is made a hundred times worse by the invasive, anxious thoughts that continue to creep into his mind. Thoughts that make him question what they had eaten, whether he could still move his limbs, whether he isn't already dead. Thoughts he knows he shouldn't dwell on, but can't help it.

When the note appears beneath the door, he barely suppresses the irrational urge to angrily shove it back. People are already dead. They're too slow. They're too late. But he forces himself to read it anyway, for the sake of finding answers.

"It's medicine," he finally announces to his fellow survivor. Ky tenderly picks up the syringe to show it off. "It doesn't cure, but it should stall the symptoms."

He stares at it warily for a moment before adding, "...so they claim."

Another disaster? Ky wonders as he steps through the seemingly deserted common room. Ky's desperate attempt to escape his room was successful, but the surge of victory he felt was dampened by the cold that greeted him from the empty areas. He thought their guides had done better in response to the emergency this time... was it really all in vain? Were the guides alive? Was anyone?

The moment the thought crosses his mind, he hears the footsteps of another. His stomach suddenly lurches for a moment, reminding him of his need for food soon, as he turns to face the source of the sound.

"You survived as well?" He isn't sure if what he's feeling is hope or hunger.

( Feel free to adjust these prompts or toss another kind of prompt my way! A quick character summary: Ky is a lawful good type of character who strives to defend those in need and fight against injustices. He has experience in fighting in a war, can be prone to emotional outbursts when he's angry or upset enough, and comes from a 'future' Earth where 2017 technology is illegal. I'm cool with poking at these for a thread!)