Sasha was the first to show signs of breaking.
She erupted into a manic laugh that was high-pitched and entirely unhinged as if someone had just told her the funniest joke in the world while also dangling her over a pit of spikes.
"Oh. My. God! We're trapped. We're actually trapped! Hahaha! Fucking classic!" she wheezed, doubling over and gripping her bow. "This damn place has a heartbeat now?! It restructures the environment so we can't leave?! What the hell kind of joke dungeon is this?!"
Unlike his red-haired teammate, Jack didn't laugh.
He stood rigid as his gauntleted fingers flexed open and closed around the handle of his hammer and shield. A thin tremor ran through his arms. He didn't say anything at first. Instead, he just turned his head slowly toward Leon.
The man looked like he was about to fall apart.
He stood with hunched shoulders, one hand clutching at the skin where the parasite had slipped inside him. His other hand was balled into a shaking fist.
