"--purities have increased substantially. At this rate, her organs will start to fail her."
"And there's been no positive change in the situation otherwise?"
[The first voice is soft and low, like a kindly doctor - it comes from the taller figure. The second is a bit more high-pitched, but gravelly, and comes from the shorter.]
"The battle convoy hasn't responded to our hails in the past four hours. I fear the worst has occurred to them, and if her condition doesn't improve soon, we will have no choice but to consider our efforts a failure."
"OoooOOOOH! Our most advanced technology and we can't even save the girl genius! Now the Star Wars fleet will be sitting ducks to any enemy that may attack Earth!"
[The sound of a door opening. Then, footsteps. The head slowly turns. A brown-haired blob appears right next to the bed.
Marie, meanwhile, starts laughing at the new arrival as he speaks.]
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"And there's been no positive change in the situation otherwise?"
[The first voice is soft and low, like a kindly doctor - it comes from the taller figure. The second is a bit more high-pitched, but gravelly, and comes from the shorter.]
"The battle convoy hasn't responded to our hails in the past four hours. I fear the worst has occurred to them, and if her condition doesn't improve soon, we will have no choice but to consider our efforts a failure."
"OoooOOOOH! Our most advanced technology and we can't even save the girl genius! Now the Star Wars fleet will be sitting ducks to any enemy that may attack Earth!"
[The sound of a door opening. Then, footsteps. The head slowly turns. A brown-haired blob appears right next to the bed.
Marie, meanwhile, starts laughing at the new arrival as he speaks.]
"Ivy! Ivy, can you hear me!?"