The look Marcus gave her as she and Everest walked into the kitchen was too knowing for her to not avoid eye contact.
"Morning, boss. Morning, P." Predator greeted, dully, lifting his head from the countertop long enough to look at them and then placing it back down.
"Are you alright?" Everest asked with a worried frown as he made his way over to his uncharacteristically dull right-hand man.
"I just feel a little worn down, is all. It's nothing." The blonde man tried to brush off but it was clear to all by his inability to even lift his head that it was more than nothing.
Carefully, Everest placed the back of his hand against Predator's neck and his frown deepened. "You're burning up." He observed, prompting Pearl to hurry over to them and check him for herself.
"You're boiling, Preda
