[This proves different, a change in direction. For once, like in all romantic stories, everything stops when Alex closes the distance with a kiss.
When life continues once more, Neil finds his ailment has extended to other places in his body. He watches the Courier walk away until the dark swallows the man's form, then shifts his eyes to settle on the fire.
Should Alex return later, Neil is dozing off against a rock, a half-empty box of Dandy Boy Apples in his lap.
So much, then, for eating something non-irradiated.]
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When life continues once more, Neil finds his ailment has extended to other places in his body. He watches the Courier walk away until the dark swallows the man's form, then shifts his eyes to settle on the fire.
Should Alex return later, Neil is dozing off against a rock, a half-empty box of Dandy Boy Apples in his lap.
So much, then, for eating something non-irradiated.]