Sera's breathing caught again.
She raised the inhaler, hands shaking.
Jessica's mind raced.
Soft save.
Soft save.
Change environment without grabbing Sera.
Jessica looked at the faucet.
Water.
Steam? No, not hot enough.
But she could dilute.
If she ran the water, it could shift the chemical concentration in the air
slightly, increase humidity further.
Jessica reached for the tap.
Halden's warning echoed in her skull.
Do not interfere.
Jessica turned the tap anyway.
Water rushed.
Sera flinched at the sound.
Jessica kept it gentle.
"Breathe," she said. "In with me. Out with me."
Sera tried.
The wheeze worsened.
Jessica's heart pounded.
11:53.
The moment arrived.
Jessica expected collapse.
Instead __
The washroom lights flickered once.
The mirror image stuttered.
