Chapter Ten
Sparks stood nervously outside Rogers’ room. The nurse had told him that the lab tech had shown signs of coming around, and he peered at the man lying in the isolation room. He was worried about what Polestar would make of the incident. He might be held responsible.
Inside his room, Rogers smacked his lips lazily, and his eyes half opened. Sparks felt a surge of relief. He pressed the intercom button. “Rogers, can you hear me? Are you awake?”
“Hmmm...who’s that?”
“It’s me, Sparks. How are you feeling?”
Rogers tried to rise, but slumped back down onto his bed. “Where am I? What’s happened? Oh, wait, I remember. The Paths.”
“Yes, that’s right. You’re still on the station, in the medical center. How are you feeling? You had some kind of fit.”
“I did, did I?” Rogers, with so
